ADJECTIVE | all | undesirable, unwanted | not wanted |
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all | undesirable, unsuitable | not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse) | |
NOUN | person | undesirable | one whose presence is undesirable |
Sounds | ah.ndihzay'rahbahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | not wanted. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | unwanted | |
Narrower | unenviable | So undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy |
See also | hateful | Evoking or deserving hatred |
unwanted | not wanted | |
Opposite | desirable | Worth having or seeking or achieving |
Spanish | indeseable, no deseado | |
Nouns | undesirability | the quality possessed by something that should be avoided |
undesirable | one whose presence is undesirable | |
Adverbs | undesirably | in an undesirable manner |
Meaning | not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse). | |
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Synonym | unsuitable | |
Broader | ineligible | not eligible |
Spanish | inadecuado, inapropiado | |
Nouns | undesirability | the quality possessed by something that should be avoided |
Meaning | One whose presence is undesirable. | |
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Example | "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables" | |
Broader | unwelcome person, persona non grata | A person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome |
Spanish | indeseable | |
Catalan | indesitjable | |
Adjectives | undesirable | not wanted |
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