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. Mary Ann Burg:

   If people feel better prepared even if they have negative consequences, do they cope with it better than if it were an unpleasant surprise?

2. James Henderson:

   It was so unpleasant that I was left slightly rattled and I saved his number so I'd never have to take a call from him again.

3. Louis Kronenberger:

   Many people today don't want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing. They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety.

4. Sean Wensley:

   Vaccinations have helped to protect millions of pets from serious diseases such as parvovirus, cat flu and Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease, if people don't vaccinate, we risk seeing a rise in extremely unpleasant, preventable, diseases that can cause considerable animal suffering and death.

5. Barbara Garrison:

   Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.