unwelcome

adjective

ˌən-ˈwel-kəm How to pronounce unwelcome (audio)
Definition of unwelcomenext
as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses the unwelcome news ruined what had been a fine day

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Recent Examples of unwelcome Many of the families of the disappeared say the presence of the World Cup is unwelcome while their sons and daughters remain unfound. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026 When a manager conveys this, employees hear that new ideas are unwelcome and innovation is discouraged. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Chinese authorities have long seen Christianity as an unwelcome foreign influence and a threat to government control. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The data shows how Muslim Americans are systematically denied opportunities, targeted and made to feel unwelcome in their own country. — Tazheen Nizam, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unwelcome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwelcome
  1. unpleasant
  2. harsh
  3. unpleasing
  4. bad
  5. nasty
Adjective
  • Alas, Ligeti proved to be an extraordinarily difficult collaborator, his manic perfectionism colliding with practical reality and leading to unpleasant scenes.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • The consequences are unpleasant, but can also turn dangerous very quickly as body temperature rises.
    — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of unpleasant
Adjective
  • White settlers and frontier pioneers built vast, fenceless cattle stations, battling harsh environments and disease, embracing a hard-living culture that exists to this day.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Dish Soap Using harsh chemicals on the outside of your toilet bowl and fixtures is not recommended, according to Meagher.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
Definition of harsh
Adjective
  • The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.
    — Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
  • Usually a team of elegant offense, Michigan instead clanked 13 triples off the rim and relied on its inside defensive ferocity to win a game nearly as aesthetically unpleasing as UConn’s 53-41 win over Butler in 2011.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of unpleasing
Adjective
  • That if you were deemed, as an enslaved person, if you were deemed troublesome or in some way unwanted, you would literally be sold down the river from the more northern states to the deeper south where you would potentially be treated even worse.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Offer Real Value, Not Leftovers Most product bundles fail not because the idea is bad but because the execution misses what consumers actually want.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bad
Adjective
  • Including some rather nasty, big corpo bullies who enlist specialist teams to hunt down clues, and other players, too.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • Betty Kovacs, the eldest daughter of comedian Ernie Kovacs who with her sister Kippie and stepmother, actress-singer Edie Adams, was at the center of a nasty custody battle that kept Hollywood riveted in 1962, has died.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of nasty

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