unattractive
adjective
un·at·trac·tive
ˌən-ə-ˈtrak-tiv 
unattractively
adverb
unattractiveness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of unattractive in a Sentence
an unattractive, awkward baby bird
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Rural residents were also more likely to say solar farms made the landscape unattractive and take up too much space.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
Only tariffs exceeding 50% would make the European market unattractive to Chinese EV makers, research firm Rhodium claimed in a report in late-April.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 13 June 2024
This activity comes as the agency continues to encourage residents to avoid bear encounters, take steps to make property unattractive to bears by eliminating easy food sources, and to understand the new law on bears that took effect in October.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2024
It comes served in a utilitarian but not unattractive paper bowl and costs $36.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
Only tariffs exceeding 50% would make the European market unattractive to Chinese EV makers, research firm Rhodium claimed in a report in late-April.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 13 June 2024
This activity comes as the agency continues to encourage residents to avoid bear encounters, take steps to make property unattractive to bears by eliminating easy food sources, and to understand the new law on bears that took effect in October.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2024
It comes served in a utilitarian but not unattractive paper bowl and costs $36.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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“Unattractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattractive. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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unattractive
adjective
un·at·trac·tive
-ˈtrak-tiv
: not attractive : plain
unattractively
adverb
unattractiveness
noun
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