NONNUTRITIOUS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

nonnutritious

adjective

Definition of nonnutritious

as in unhealthful

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Recent Examples of nonnutritious What’s more, a dietitian’s ire is often reserved first and foremost for cheap nonnutritious foods. — Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2022

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From downtown Los Angeles to the San Gabriel Valley, tens of thousands were enveloped in unhealthful levels of smoke, even as some local officials told residents that the air posed no danger.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The soil may contain pathogens, pesticides and other unhealthful things.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of unhealthful

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Pasta salad and potato salad both consist of carbohydrates tossed with dressing and vegetables that can fit into a balanced eating plan without triggering unhealthy blood sugar spikes.

— Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 July 2026
People at risk include individuals with heart disease, asthma, older adults, children and pregnant women, although higher air quality index values can also indicate unhealthy levels of pollution for everyone, even those outside the at-risk groups.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of unhealthy

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Epidemics, worsened by the unsanitary conditions caused by the mountains of garbage the government has stopped collecting, combine with the shortage of medicines and the dire state of medical facilities.

— Sarah Moreno July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
According to investigators, the girl was found with severely matted hair and living in unsanitary conditions.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of unsanitary

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The team aimed to fashion a rotting meat smell to recreate this slightly unhygienic oral arrangement.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Airline blankets can be reused from passenger to passenger, which, to state the obvious, is extremely unhygienic.

— Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of unhygienic

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The theory is that individuals became infected by a strain that was particularly lethal to the young through close contact with marmots (rodents that are known reservoirs of the plague), perhaps while butchering them.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Hubris and risk aversion make for a lethal cocktail in high-level professional sports.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

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