UNPLEASANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNPLEASANT?

Need another word that means the same as “unpleasant”? Find 47 synonyms and 30 related words for “unpleasant” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unpleasant” are: 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, unappetizing, uninviting, unappealing, off-putting, inedible, uneatable, bitter, sour, rancid, unlikable, unlovable, unattractive

Unpleasant as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unpleasant" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unpleasant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings.
• (of a person or their manner) unfriendly and inconsiderate; rude.
• Offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness.
• Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

Synonyms of "Unpleasant" as an adjective (47 Words)

abominable	Causing moral revulsion. What an abominable mess.
annoying	Causing irritation or annoyance. Annoying habits.
appalling	Very bad; awful. His conduct was appalling.
awful	Offensive or even (of persons) malicious- Ezra Pound. An awful speech.
bitter	Harsh or corrosive in tone. She knew from bitter experience how treacherous such feelings could be.
detestable	Unequivocally detestable. I found the film s violence detestable.
disagreeable	Not to your liking. Aspects of his work are disagreeable to him.
disgusting	Arousing revulsion or strong indignation. A disgusting smell.
displeasing	Causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable. Displeasing news.
distasteful	Causing dislike or aversion; disagreeable or unpleasant. Distasteful language.
distressing	Bad; unfortunate. Some very distressing news.
dreadful	Extremely disagreeable. She looked quite dreadful and she was struggling for breath.
execrable	Unequivocally detestable. Execrable cheap wine.
hateful	Characterized by malice. That hateful arrogant woman.
horrible	Very unpleasant. War is beyond all words horrible.
inedible	Not fit or suitable for eating. An inedible variety of mushroom.
invidious	(of a comparison or distinction) unfairly discriminating; unjust. She d put herself in an invidious position.
irksome	Irritating; annoying. Petty regulations were becoming very irksome.
irritating	Causing physical discomfort. The substance may be irritating to eyes and skin.
miserable	(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable. Almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans.
nasty	Damaging or harmful. Harry was a nasty foul mouthed old devil.
nauseating	Causing or able to cause nausea. Some nauseating sentimental ditty.
objectionable	Liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to. Found the politician s views objectionable.
obnoxious	Extremely unpleasant. He found her son somewhat obnoxious.
odious	Extremely unpleasant; repulsive. Consequences odious to those you govern.
off-putting	Tending to repel- Elizabeth Hess.
offensive	Morally offensive. Offensive remarks.
rancid	(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition. Rancid butter.
repellent	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. The idea of eating meat is repellent to me.
repugnant	In conflict or incompatible with. Morally repugnant customs.
repulsive	Possessing the ability to repel. The most repulsive character in recent novels.
revolting	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. Revolting food.
sour	(of soil) deficient in lime and usually dank. A sour temper.
terrible	Extremely bad or serious. The weather was terrible.
troublesome	Difficult to deal with. A troublesome infection.
unappealing	(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings. Was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess.
unappetizing	Not inviting or attractive; unwholesome. An unappetizing leg of chicken.
unattractive	Lacking power to arouse interest. As unattractive as most mining regions.
uncomfortable	Providing or experiencing physical discomfort. An uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest.
uneatable	Not fit to be eaten. We all complained about the uneatable breakfast.
uninviting	Neither attractive nor tempting. The house was dark and uninviting.
unlikable	(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings. A disagreeable and unlikable old woman.
unlovable	Incapable of inspiring love or affection. She was in some mysterious way unlovable.
unpalatable	Not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind. Scraps of unpalatable food.
unsavoury	Not pleasing in odor or taste. They looked at the scanty unsavoury portions of food doled out to them.
vexatious	Denoting an action or the bringer of an action that is brought without sufficient grounds for winning, purely to cause annoyance to the defendant. A vexatious child.

Usage Examples of "Unpleasant" as an adjective

• Unpleasant odors.
• An unpleasant personality.
• Unpleasant repercussions.
• When drunk, he could become very unpleasant.
• The symptoms are extremely unpleasant.
• An unpleasant smell.

Associations of "Unpleasant" (30 Words)

alarming	Worrying or disturbing. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
atrocious	Exceptionally bad or displeasing. Atrocious cruelties.
awkward	Causing inconvenience. His clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot.
baleful	Deadly or sinister. Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction.
beastly	In a beastly manner. Beastly immorality.
detestable	Unequivocally detestable Edmund Burke. Detestable vices.
disagreeable	Unfriendly and bad-tempered. A disagreeable situation.
disgusting	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. A disgusting smell.
displeasing	Causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable. Displeasing news.
dreadful	Extremely disagreeable. She looked quite dreadful and she was struggling for breath.
embarrassing	Causing embarrassment. An embarrassing muddle.
eyesore	A thing that is very ugly, especially a building. The office crumbled into an eyesore.
forbidding	Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance- J.M.Barrie. A grim and forbidding building.
formidable	Inspiring fear. The formidable prospect of major surgery.
frightful	Extremely distressing. A frightful mistake.
hellish	(informal) very unpleasant. Hellish weather.
horrifying	Provoking horror. A horrifying incident.
menacing	Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening. Our officers encountered menacing looks from teenagers.
minatory	Expressing or conveying a threat. He is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger wagging.
odious	Extremely unpleasant; repulsive. Consequences odious to those you govern.
offensive	Morally offensive. Offensive language.
repellent	Causing disgust or distaste. A flea repellent.
repulsive	Arousing intense distaste or disgust. A repulsive mask.
sinister	Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen. The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him.
terrible	Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable. Despite passing my driving test first time I m a terrible driver.
threatening	Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. Taylor was in custody on a charge of threatening behaviour.
unsavory	Morally offensive. An unsavory reputation.
upsetting	Causing unhappiness, disappointment, or worry. Destruction was done by the breaking of pictures upsetting of furniture and chopping down of interior doors.
worst	Of the poorest quality or the lowest standard; least good or desirable. At least 32 people died in Australia s worst bus accident.