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Antonyms for undesirable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhn-di-zahyuh r-uh-buh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl |
Definition of undesirable
Origin :- 1660s, "not to be desired, objectionable," from un- (1) "not" + desirable. The noun meaning "undesirable person or thing" is first attested 1883. Undesired "not asked or invited" is recorded from late 15c.
- adj offensive, unacceptable
- A damp cellar has always been considered to be undesirable, but just why nobody knows.
- Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
- The roof of the spring-chamber may be of plank, but this is temporary and undesirable.
- Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
- The search for homes carried them into the most undesirable sections.
- Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
- How to protect your emotional nature from undesirable vibrations.
- Extract from : « The Human Aura » by Swami Panchadasi
- I have defied her from the first and now I am rated as an undesirable boarder.
- Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
- It is often undesirable to have nail heads show, as in a top.
- Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
- How can a customer who buys largely, and pays promptly, be undesirable?
- Extract from : « The Telegraph Boy » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
- What is desirable is not always necessary, while that which is necessary may be most undesirable.
- Extract from : « The Measure of a Man » by Randall Garrett
- Liberty is good, but I thought it might be undesirable to be a slave to my own freedom.
- Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey
- It would be alike impossible and undesirable to attempt to separate them.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
Synonyms for undesirable
- abominable
- annoying
- bothersome
- defective
- disagreeable
- disliked
- displeasing
- distasteful
- dreaded
- icky
- inadmissible
- incommodious
- inconvenient
- inexpedient
- insufferable
- loathed
- loathsome
- objectionable
- obnoxious
- out of place
- outcast
- rejected
- repellent
- repugnant
- scorned
- shunned
- to be avoided
- troublesome
- unattractive
- unlikable
- unpleasing
- unpopular
- unsatisfactory
- unsavory
- unsought
- unsuitable
- unwanted
- unwelcome
- unwished for
- useless
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