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Synonyms of unpleasant in English:

unpleasant


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adjective

1‘a very unpleasant situation’

SYNONYMS
disagreeable, irksome, troublesome, annoying, irritating, vexatious, displeasing, uncomfortable, distressing, nasty, horrible, appalling, terrible, awful, dreadful, hateful, detestable, miserable, abominable, execrable, odious, invidious, objectionable, offensive, obnoxious, repugnant, repulsive, repellent, revolting, disgusting, distasteful, nauseating, unsavoury, unpalatable, ugly
ANTONYMS

pleasant, agreeable

2‘he was the most unpleasant man I knew’

SYNONYMS
unlikable, unlovable, unattractive, disagreeable
unfriendly, inconsiderate, rude, impolite, obnoxious, nasty, spiteful, cruel, malicious, mean, mean-spirited, vicious, poisonous, venomous, vindictive, malign
frightful, ghastly, insufferable, unbearable, annoying, irritating
churlish, ill-natured, ill-humoured, ill-tempered, cross, bad-tempered
ANTONYMS

pleasant, likeable

3‘an unpleasant burnt sugar taste’

SYNONYMS
unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavoury, uninviting, unappealing, off-putting, inedible, uneatable, bitter, sour, rancid
disgusting, repugnant, revolting, nauseating, sickening, offensive, foul, rotten, vile
ANTONYMS

pleasant, palatable