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unpleasant

/ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/adjective3 syllables

Unpleasant means: offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness.

Synonyms for unpleasant34

adjective, as in offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic, beastly, hellish, god-awful
and 10 more, dour, forbidding, grim, embarrassing, mortifying, harsh, rough, hot, afflictive, painful

also used for unpleasant

disagreeable, distasteful, abhorrant, abhorrent, bad, sickly, mean, infernal, bum, horrid

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Opposites of unpleasant

pleasant

What does unpleasant mean?1

adjective

1

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness“an unpleasant personality”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with unpleasant?4

two syllables

presentpleasantpeasantpheasant
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Unpleasant in a sentence

  • Claudio was a very mean, unpleasant and scary teenager.Amastan
  • The weather may be cold, but it's not unpleasant.rul
  • The gas gives off a strong, unpleasant smell.sundown
  • Believe me, this situation is unpleasant for me, too.andrewmc
  • He looks very kind, but he is unpleasant.unknown
  • I've stopped paying attention to arrogant, materialistic and unpleasant people.Objectivesea
  • Going to school during the rush hour is tiring and unpleasant.CK
  • How did she get mixed up with such unpleasant people?CM

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Forms of unpleasant

as a adjective

comparative
unpleasanter
superlative
unpleasantest