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Synonyms for undesirable
ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəlun·de·sir·able

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  1. undesirablenoun

    Antonyms:
    desirable

  2. undesirableadjective

    objectionable or not likely to please

    Antonyms:
    desirable

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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, delectable

  2. undesirable, unwantedadjective

    not wanted

    "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"

    Synonyms:
    unwanted, unsuitable

    Antonyms:
    sought after, eligible, delectable, preferred, enviable, desired, sexually attractive, preferable, in demand(p), desirable, plummy, coveted

  3. undesirable, unsuitableadjective

    not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)

    Synonyms:
    unwanted, inapplicable, unsuitable

    Antonyms:
    preferable, coveted, enviable, desirable, eligible, in demand(p), sought after, desired, plummy, sexually attractive, delectable, preferred

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  1. undesirableadjective

    Synonyms:
    inexpedient, objectionable, unacceptable, ineligible

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2605negative
#5680adverse
#7392inappropriate
#9037desirable
#10563unwanted
#16612unsolicited
#20528unsatisfactory
#21797undesirable
#24702unsuitable
#25944unintended
#29519unpopular
#37232unwelcome
#44145inapplicable
#58330undesired
#75889unsavory
#116424nonperforming
#123240inadvisable

How to use undesirable in a sentence?

  1. Razia Khan:

    The focus inevitably shifts to what sort of monetary policy reaction to anticipate, with the central bank governor previously stating that a headline inflation rate in excess of the MPR (benchmark interest rate) is undesirable, expectations of tightening are likely to build.

  2. Razia Khan:

    With the central bank governor previously stating that a headline inflation rate in excess of the MPR (benchmark interest rate) is undesirable, expectations of tightening are likely to build.

  3. Jennifer Emmolo:

    Things like talking when you weren't supposed to be talking, fidgeting with some kind of object on your desk, standing around the room and moving at not great times, all of those undesirable behaviors decreased by incredible amounts, it was pretty amazing. Kids that you might have to talk to sometimes on more than an hourly basis to refocus them or redirect them, you no longer had to do that.

  4. Charles Mackay:

    A leaky gut is bad because all these undesirable things go from the gut into the bloodstream, and they screw up the immune system.

  5. Manjunath Sadashiva:

    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.


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