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Not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant

Not desirable or pleasant

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

(of a person, attitude, or situation) Having a toxic or damaging influence

Not practical, suitable, or advisable

Undesirable or unfavorable

Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial

In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet

A minced oath for damned

(of a person's attitude or behaviour) Not normal, sensible or well-balanced

One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah

A worthless or contemptible person or group of people

Unwelcome person

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Adjective

Not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

dissatisfactory

unfavourable^UK

beyond contempt

not quite the done thing

less-than-stellar

not up to scratch

not good enough

less than ideal

no great shakes

leaving a lot to be desired

not up to snuff

of poor quality

not up to standard

beyond the pale

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“Disobeying this golden rule will result in undesirable consequences.”

Adjective

Not desirable or pleasant

beyond the pale

disadvantageous

strictly for the birds

ill-favoured^UK

not in the picture

left out in the cold

left out in cold

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

enough to try the patience of a saint

beyond endurance

not to be borne

too much to bear

enough to try the patience of Job

very disgusting

full of hardship

unfavourable^UK

unprepossessing

very unpleasant

unsportsmanlike

life-threatening

a load of pants

phantasmagorical

demoralizing^US

Mephistophelian

misproportioned

extraterrestrial

frightful-looking

poverty-stricken

demoralising^UK

beneath contempt

like death warmed up

not of this world

blood-and-thunder

deeply distressing

like the back end of a bus

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

beyond description

indescribably evil

suggestive of evil

causing excitement

foolish-looking

too horrible for words

dissatisfactory

bargain-basement

out of the ordinary

ill-humoured^UK

more than flesh and blood can stand

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“A large group of undesirable strangers crashed her party.”

Adjective

Not required

beside the point

surplus to requirements

disproportionate

of little account

without justification

needed like a hole in the head

able to be sacrificed

inconsequential

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

neither here nor there

not to the point

nothing to do with it

off the subject

not to the purpose

wide of the mark

more than enough

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Adjective

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

disproportionate

beyond the pale

lacking in propriety

unfavourable^UK

not up to scratch

not good enough

inappropriate to

not up to snuff

not designed for

against the rules

out of character

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

out of its element

not good enough for

contrary to the rules

standing out a mile

like a fish out of water

sticking out a mile

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Adjective

(of a person, attitude, or situation) Having a toxic or damaging influence

neutralising^UK

neutralizing^US

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

uncomplimentary

bringing bad luck

suggestive of evil

on the debit side

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Adjective

Not practical, suitable, or advisable

disadvantageous

spur-of-the-moment

not recommended

ill-thought-out

hell-for-leather

jumping to conclusions

over-adventurous

playing with fire

not thought through

undiscriminating

uncomprehending

badly thought out

over-venturesome

indiscriminating

spur of the moment

self-destructive

lacking foresight

overventuresome

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

bull-in-a-china-shop

off the top of your head

not in the loop

jumping the gun

not fully developed

going off deep end

asleep at the wheel

sticking one's neck out

leading with one's chin

asleep on the job

led up the garden path

labouring under a delusion

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Adjective

Undesirable or unfavorable

in bad odour^UK

out of favour^UK

out of favor^US

cold-shouldered

out in the cold

sent to Coventry

not in the swim

in the doghouse

in someone's black books

in someone's bad books

without friends

with no one to turn to

without a friend in the world

without companions

feeling friendless

surplus to requirements

all by one's self

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Adjective

Not wantable

Adjective

Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial

Adjective

In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet

becoming obsolete

behind the times

going out of fashion

going out of use

on its last legs

horse-and-buggy

backward-looking

horse and buggy

past its sell-by date

of the old school

as old as the hills

old as the hills

past your sell-by date

anachronistical

no longer in use

fallen into disuse

out of commission

having seen better days

at a standstill

seen better days

unsophisticated

long in the tooth

well-established

old as Methuselah

no longer fashionable

no longer in fashion

not fashionable

in period style

tried and tested

long-established

consigned to oblivion

water over the dam

sunk in oblivion

water under the bridge

down memory lane

of an advanced age

advanced in years

not long for this world

past your prime

not as young as one used to be

not as young as one was

no spring chicken

brick and mortar

pleasantly old-fashioned

run-of-the-mill

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Adjective

A minced oath for damned

Mephistophelian

beneath contempt

beyond the pale

a load of pants

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

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Adjective

(of a person's attitude or behaviour) Not normal, sensible or well-balanced

unrepresentative

uncharacteristic

out of the common

out of the ordinary

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Noun

One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah

displaced person

persona non grata

man without a country

stateless person

unacceptable person

shipwrecked person

person in exile

disgraceful person

person without country

economic migrant

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Noun

A worthless or contemptible person or group of people

good-for-nothing

despicable people

despicable person

dregs of society

lowest of the low

snake in the grass

nasty piece of work

unprincipled person

reprehensible person

dastardly person

unpleasant person

good-for-nothings

enfant terrible

in the underclass

ragtag and bobtail

as common as muck

Benedict Arnold

fifth columnist

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Noun

Unwelcome person

persona non grata

objectionable person

unacceptable person

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