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The synonyms of “Unsavory” are: distasteful, unsavoury, offensive
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unsavory” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
distasteful | Not pleasing in odor or taste. Distasteful language. |
offensive | Morally offensive. He is also accused of possessing an offensive weapon. |
unsavoury | Not pleasing in odor or taste. They looked at the scanty unsavoury portions of food doled out to them. |
annoying | The act of troubling or annoying someone. Tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork. |
disagreeable | Not to your liking. A disagreeable thought. |
discontented | Showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing. Was discontented with his position. |
disgruntled | Angry or dissatisfied. Judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public. |
dissatisfied | In a state of sulky dissatisfaction. Dissatisfied customers. |
impermissible | Not permitted. Their refusal to discuss the issue is impermissible. |
impossible | Very difficult to deal with. It was almost impossible to keep up with him. |
inadequate | Of insufficient quantity to meet a need. A sad solitary inadequate man. |
inadmissible | Not to be allowed or tolerated. An inadmissible interference in the affairs of the Church. |
insufferable | Unbearably arrogant or conceited. An insufferable bully. |
intolerable | Incapable of being tolerated or endured. The intolerable pressures of his work. |
irritating | Causing irritation or annoyance. An irritating delay. |
malcontent | A person who is discontented or disgusted. It was too late to stop the malcontents with a show of force. |
objectionable | Liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to. A vulgar and objectionable person. |
obnoxious | Extremely unpleasant. He found her son somewhat obnoxious. |
offensive | Morally offensive. He is also accused of possessing an offensive weapon. |
outrageous | Very bold and unusual and rather shocking. The outrageous claims made by the previous government. |
prohibition | A writ from a superior court forbidding an inferior court from proceeding in a suit deemed to be beyond its cognizance. They were restrained by a prohibition in their charter. |
scurrilous | Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation. A very funny collection of bawdy and scurrilous writings. |
taboo | Place under a taboo. The burial ground was seen as a taboo place. |
unacceptable | Used of persons or their behavior. A word unacceptable in polite society. |
unbearable | Not able to be endured or tolerated. The heat was getting unbearable. |
unendurable | Incapable of being put up with. Cries of unendurable suffering. |
unimaginable | Difficult or impossible to imagine or comprehend. Lives of almost unimaginable deprivation. |
unpalatable | Not pleasant to taste. An unpalatable meal. |
unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings. The symptoms are extremely unpleasant. |
unsatisfactory | Not satisfactory; not good enough. Our discussion was very unsatisfactory. |
unsupportable | Not able to be supported or defended. |
unthinkable | (of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility. It was unthinkable that John could be dead. |
vexing | Extremely annoying or displeasing. It is vexing to have to admit you are wrong. |
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