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— un·pleas·ant·ly adverb

— un·pleas·ant·ness noun

Synonyms

bad, disagreeable, distasteful, nasty, rotten, sour, uncongenial, unlovely, unwelcome; also abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, disgusting, dreadful, foul, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, odious, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly, villainous; annoying, galling, irritating, vexing

Antonyms

agreeable, nice, pleasant, pleasurable, pleasing, satisfying, welcome

un·pleas·ing adjective : not pleasing : causing discomfort, displeasure, or repugnance

un·plug verb 1 : UNCLOG

2 : to remove (a plug) from a receptacle; also : to disconnect from an electric circuit by removing a plug

un·plumbed adjective 1 : not tested or measured with a plumb line

2 : not thoroughly explored

un·pol·ished adjective 1 : not made smooth by polishing

2 : not marked by refinement

Synonyms

coarse, common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, low, rough, rude, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unrefined, vulgar—more at COARSE

un·pop·u·lar adjective : not popular : looked upon or received unfavorably

— un·pop·u·lar·i·ty noun

un·prec·e·dent·ed adjective : having no precedent : NOVEL

un·pre·dict·able adjective : not predictable

Synonyms

capricious, changeable, fickle, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile—more at FICKLE

un·prej·u·diced adjective : not prejudiced : free from undue bias

Synonyms

disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, fair, impartial, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased—more at FAIR

un·pre·med·i·tat·ed adjective : not premeditated

Synonyms

accidental, casual, chance, fluky, fortuitous, incidental, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unwitting—more at ACCIDENTAL

un·pre·pared adjective 1 : not prepared

2 a : happening without preparation

b : arriving or taking place unexpectedly or without warning

Synonyms

ad-lib, extemporaneous, impromptu, offhand, snap, unplanned, unpremeditated, unrehearsed—more at EXTEMPORANEOUS

un·pre·tend·ing adjective : not pretending; especially : UNPRETENTIOUS

un·pre·ten·tious adjective : not pretentious

Synonyms

artless, genuine, honest, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, real, simple, sincere, true, unaffected

demure, humble, lowly, meek, modest, retiring, unassuming—more at HUMBLE

un·pret·ty adjective : not pretty : lacking in beauty

un·prin·ci·pled adjective : lacking sound or honorable principles : UNSCRUPULOUS

Synonyms

cutthroat, immoral, Machiavellian, unconscionable, unethical, unscrupulous; also calculating, intriguing, opportunistic, scheming; merciless, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless; crooked, deceitful, dishonest; corrupt, debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated

Antonyms

ethical, moral, principled, scrupulous

un·print·able adjective : unfit to be printed; especially : too obscene or offensive to be shown in print

Synonyms

bawdy, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, indecent, lascivious, lewd, nasty, obscene, pornographic, ribald, smutty, vulgar, wanton—more at OBSCENE

un·pro·cessed adjective : not processed; especially : not altered from an original or natural state

Synonyms

crude, native, natural, raw, undressed, unrefined, untreated—more at CRUDE

un·pro·duc·tive adjective : not productive

Synonyms

barren, infertile, poor, stark, waste—more at BARREN

abortive, bootless, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, unavailing, unsuccessful, useless, vain—more at FUTILE

un·pro·fes·sion·al adjective 1 : not belonging to or gainfully employed at a particular profession

2 : not characteristic of or befitting a professional

Synonyms

amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, nonprofessional, unskilled, unskillful—more at AMATEURISH

un·prof·it·able adjective : not profitable : USELESS

un·pro·gres·sive adjective : not