UNWELCOME Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

unwelcome

adjective

ˌən-ˈwel-kəm

Definition of unwelcome

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 That’s an unwelcome trade for a technology whose output already takes flak for being hard to parse. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Japanese firms and their employees increasingly feel unwelcome and unsafe in China. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026 For women going through perimenopause or menopause, hair thinning can be one unwelcome change. — Dr. Karen Tang, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 As for the constant chatter about the unwelcome safety tech, Roma said the objections may be exaggerated. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unwelcome

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Adjective

Other research suggests trypophobic people find hole clusters as unpleasant as pictures of skin disease and that people with a history of skin problems may find hole clusters particularly uncomfortable to look at.

— Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
That is followed by one focused on exploring conventional notions of beauty by uncovering the unexpected draw of unpleasant scents with Naïla Hamayed, Givaudan’s fragrance evaluator.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpleasant

Adjective

The identity of the unpleasing Lindsay Marriott’s slayer has no pressing interest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
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

Definition of unpleasing

Adjective

The album’s experimental bent is also what keeps the music from slipping into parody or, even worse, po-faced sincerity.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Judges failing to award fees and government agencies unreasonably resisting paying them make the problem even worse.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of bad

Adjective

With American Family Field rocking, Ashby reared back and threw a nasty curve that Díaz tried to hold up on.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Of course, there has been some criticism of this plan, as France is experiencing some pretty nasty civil unrest at the moment, but the game will go ahead, with the Saints having been in the country for a few days already.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of nasty

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