Synonyms for unpleasant
ʌnˈplɛz əntun·pleas·ant

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1. unpleasant

   Synonyms:
   awkward, clumsy, deformed, disgusting, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, hideous, horrid, odious, repulsive, shocking, ugly, unattractive, uncouth, ungainly, unlovely

   Antonyms:
   attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bewitching, bonny, charming, comely, delightful, elegant, exquisite, fair, fine, graceful, handsome, lovely, picturesque, pretty

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1. unpleasantadjective

   disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings

   "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

   Antonyms:
   idyllic, beautiful, enjoyable, pleasant, pleasurable, gratifying, dulcet, grateful

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1. unpleasantadjective

   Synonyms:
   unpleasing, disagreeable, displeasing, unwelcome, unacceptable, unpalatable, repulsive, obnoxious, offensive, painful

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1. unpleasantadjective

   Synonyms:
   disagreeable, uncongenial

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1. List of paraphrases for "unpleasant":

   disagreeable, nasty, distasteful, uncomfortable, unsavoury, unpalatable, inconvenient, unhappy, unwelcome, unfortunate, awkward, obnoxious, annoying, untoward, embarrassing, ugly, drab, off-putting, objectionable

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1. Alon Tal:

   Israel is on the road to an ecological, social and quality of life disaster because as the population density rises it becomes more violent, congested and unpleasant to live in and with absolutely no room for any species other than humans.

2. Sheldon Whitehouse:

   There is a long, unpleasant American tradition of agencies being taken over by virtue of picking the members. It's called agency capture or regulatory capture. my concern is that the picking of the justices has been handed to special interests.

3. Lillian Hellman:

   Cynicism is an unpleasant way of telling the truth.

4. John F. Kennedy:

   We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

5. Jamie Hodari:

   The dominant trend right now in commercial real estate is this increasing push for flexibility among tenants, you just can't compete for talent anymore if people walk into your office and it looks unpleasant and unhappy and outdated.