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Antonyms for undesirable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-di-zahyuh r-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl



Definition of undesirable

Origin :
  • 1660s, "not to be desired, objectionable," from un- (1) "not" + desirable. The noun meaning "undesirable person or thing" is first attested 1883. Undesired "not asked or invited" is recorded from late 15c.
  • adj offensive, unacceptable
Example sentences :
  • A damp cellar has always been considered to be undesirable, but just why nobody knows.
  • Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
  • The roof of the spring-chamber may be of plank, but this is temporary and undesirable.
  • Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
  • The search for homes carried them into the most undesirable sections.
  • Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
  • How to protect your emotional nature from undesirable vibrations.
  • Extract from : « The Human Aura » by Swami Panchadasi
  • I have defied her from the first and now I am rated as an undesirable boarder.
  • Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
  • It is often undesirable to have nail heads show, as in a top.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • How can a customer who buys largely, and pays promptly, be undesirable?
  • Extract from : « The Telegraph Boy » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • What is desirable is not always necessary, while that which is necessary may be most undesirable.
  • Extract from : « The Measure of a Man » by Randall Garrett
  • Liberty is good, but I thought it might be undesirable to be a slave to my own freedom.
  • Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey
  • It would be alike impossible and undesirable to attempt to separate them.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball

Synonyms for undesirable

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