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undesirable
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offensive, unacceptable |
| Synonyms: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, appealing, desirable, pleasing, savory |
| Main Entry: | hateful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty, obnoxious |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abominable, accursed, awful, bitter, blasted, catty, confounded, cursed, cussed, damnable, damned, despicable, despiteful, detestable, disgusting, evil, execrable, forbidding, foul, gross, heinous, horrid, infamous, invidious, loathsome, malevolent, malign, mean, odious, offensive, ornery*, pesky, pestiferous, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, resentful, revolting, shuddersome, spiteful, uncool, undesirable, vicious, vile |
| Antonyms: | friendly, kind, likable, lovable, nice, pleasant, polite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impossible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intolerable, ungovernable |
| Synonyms: | absurd, egregious, hopeless, improper, incongruous, ludicrous, objectionable, offensive, outrageous, preposterous, unacceptable, unanswerable, undesirable, unreasonable, unsuitable |
| Antonyms: | behaving, good, governable, manageable, tolerable |
| Main Entry: | inadmissible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not appropriate |
| Synonyms: | exceptionable, ill-favored, ill-timed, immaterial, improper, inappropriate, inapt, incompetent, inept, irrelevant, malapropos, objectionable, unacceptable, unallowable, unbecoming, undesirable, unfit, unqualified, unreasonable, unsatisfactory, unseemly, unsuited, unwanted, unwelcome |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, admissible, allowable, appropriate |
| Main Entry: | inadvisable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not recommended |
| Synonyms: | careless, foolhardy, foolish, harebrained, ill-advised, impolitic, improper, imprudent, inappropriate, incautious, inconvenient, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, pointless, rash, undesirable, unsensible, unsuitable, unwise, wrong |
| Antonyms: | advisable, good, ok, recommended, wise |
| Main Entry: | ineligible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not qualified |
| Synonyms: | disqualified, inappropriate, incompetent, objectionable, ruled out, unacceptable, unavailable, undesirable, unequipped, unfit, unqualified, unsuitable |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, eligible, equipped, qualified, suitable |
| Main Entry: | intolerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unacceptable; beyond bearing |
| Synonyms: | a bit much, enough already, excruciating, extreme, impossible, insufferable, insupportable, last straw, offensive, painful, unbearable, undesirable, unendurable |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, bearable, tolerable |
| Main Entry: | invidious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hateful |
| Synonyms: | abominable, calumnious, defamatory, detestable, detracting, detractive, detractory, discriminatory, envious, envying, green-eyed, jealous, libelous, maligning, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repugnant, scandalous, slanderous, slighting, undesirable, vilifying |
| Notes: | insidious (Latin insidere 'to lie in wait for,' from sedere 'sit') describes stealthy, treacherous behavior; invidious behavior arouses ill will, animosity, or hostility |
| Antonyms: | delightful, likeable, lovable |
| Main Entry: | objectionable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not nice; unpleasant |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, censurable, deplorable, disagreeable, dislikable, displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, ill-favored, inadmissible, indecorous, inexpedient, insufferable, intolerable, invidious, loathsome, lousy, murder, noxious, obnoxious, offensive, opprobrious, poison, regrettable, repellent, reprehensible, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unacceptable, undesirable, unfit, unpalatable, unsatisfactory, unseemly, unsuitable, unwanted, unwelcome |
| Antonyms: | good, nice, pleasant, welcome |
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