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Synonyms for undesirable
ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəlun·de·sir·able
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Princeton's WordNet
undesirableadjective
one whose presence is undesirable
"rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables"
Antonyms:
preferred, in demand(p), desired, desirable, enviable, sought after, eligible, preferable, plummy, sexually attractive, coveted, delectableundesirable, unwantedadjective
not wanted
"undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"
Synonyms:
unwanted, unsuitableAntonyms:
sought after, eligible, delectable, preferred, enviable, desired, sexually attractive, preferable, in demand(p), desirable, plummy, covetedundesirable, unsuitableadjective
not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
Synonyms:
unwanted, inapplicable, unsuitableAntonyms:
preferable, coveted, enviable, desirable, eligible, in demand(p), sought after, desired, plummy, sexually attractive, delectable, preferred
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
undesirableadjective
Synonyms:
inexpedient, objectionable, unacceptable, ineligible
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "undesirable":
unwanted, adverse, undesired, unwelcome, unintended, unsolicited, desirable, non-performing, inadvisable, unsavory, inappropriate, unsatisfactory, negative, nonperforming, unpopular
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2605 | negative | |
#5680 | adverse | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#9037 | desirable | |
#10563 | unwanted | |
#16612 | unsolicited | |
#20528 | unsatisfactory | |
#21797 | undesirable | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#25944 | unintended | |
#29519 | unpopular | |
#37232 | unwelcome | |
#44145 | inapplicable | |
#58330 | undesired | |
#75889 | unsavory | |
#116424 | nonperforming | |
#123240 | inadvisable |
How to use undesirable in a sentence?
It would be entirely undesirable from my point of view.
Survey researchers have long known that peoples' desire to present themselves in a positive light may lead them to understate socially undesirable behaviors and overstate socially desirable behaviors, some people who give inaccurate answers on surveys may know they're distorting the truth, but many people probably do it unconsciously.
The Iraqi government, parliament and current political activists in the country are undesirable for the Americans ... and they are plotting to remove them from Iraqi politics.
A large number of young people having such undesirable attitudes toward violence against women - including girls themselves - is alarming, these are school-going and college-going students – they’re not uneducated or non-literate people. These are people from cities, not even rural areas... These attitudes that students are displaying are potentially what they are absorbing from society at large, from their families.
For a long time, opponents of abortion have charged that abortion threatens those deemed undesirable in society, in arguing that Indiana's law that bans abortion based solely on race, disability or sex, could one day pass legal muster, Thomas is harkening back to the eugenics movement of the early 20th century.
Translations for undesirable
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- غير مرغوب فيهArabic
- indesitjableCatalan, Valencian
- nežádoucíCzech
- unerwünschtGerman
- ανεπιθύμητοςGreek
- indeseableSpanish
- epämieluisa, epämieluinenFinnish
- indésirableFrench
- nem kívánatosHungarian
- indesiderabileItalian
- 望ましい, 望むJapanese
- malumLatin
- ongewenstDutch
- indesejávelPortuguese
- nedoritRomanian
- нежелательныйRussian
- ไม่พึงประสงค์Thai
- 不良Chinese
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