DISTASTEFULNESS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

distastefulness

noun

Definition of distastefulness

as in unpleasantness

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Noun

In a pedagogical culture that tends to shy away from unpleasantness, Goodwin’s approach felt like an honest — and valuable — way of dealing with one of the ugliest aspects of American literary history.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Accustomed to Miller saving them, other Padres may have saved themselves some unpleasantness by sweeping the Marlins in three road games and now the Rockies in two.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026

Definition of unpleasantness

Noun

In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.

— Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2024

Definition of repugnance

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But Hokit’s offensiveness in the shadow of the president’s home — with the Washington Monument visible to the south — was one indication that anything and everything was inbounds.

— Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 June 2026
During this period, Dhillon moved away from the Review’s gleeful offensiveness toward positions suggesting a more moderate conservatism.

— Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of offensiveness

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Lindsay Lohan is a not-incidental choice to play Taylor, given her own history of provocative tabloid infamy.

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
Then there is April 13, 1997, the day that will live in ice infamy for many Connecticut sports fans, the day the Whalers closed up shop in Hartford.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

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