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Not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant

Generally unpleasant or reprehensible

Shunned or rejected due to being loathed

Unsuitable for a given purpose

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

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

Imprudent and unwise, not to be advised

Morally, socially, or politically corrupt

More than is reasonable

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

unfavourable^UK

ill-favoured^UK

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

Adjective

Generally unpleasant or reprehensible

beyond the pale

strictly for the birds

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

not to be borne

too much to bear

enough to try the patience of a saint

beyond endurance

enough to try the patience of Job

unfavourable^UK

full of hardship

very disgusting

ill-favoured^UK

beyond contempt

unprepossessing

very unpleasant

unfit for human consumption

strong-smelling

blood-and-thunder

no oil painting

not much to look at

demoralizing^US

unsportsmanlike

unpleasant to breathe

unfit to breathe

frightful-looking

misproportioned

demoralising^UK

as plain as a pikestaff

ordinary-looking

like the back end of a bus

plain as a pikestaff

unpleasant-tasting

more than flesh and blood can stand

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

Adjective

Shunned or rejected due to being loathed

in bad odour^UK

out of favour^UK

out in the cold

sent to Coventry

cold-shouldered

out of favor^US

not in the swim

all by one's self

without friends

with no one to turn to

without a friend in the world

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“I almost feel like I have a contagious disease or am otherwise some kind of undesirable outcast, so different that just my presence angers people.”

Adjective

Unsuitable for a given purpose

disadvantageous

not good enough

dissatisfactory

less than ideal

less-than-stellar

not up to scratch

no great shakes

leaving a lot to be desired

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“Three to four percent of magnesium carbonate renders a limestone undesirable for this purpose.”

Adjective

Not required

beside the point

surplus to requirements

of little account

inconsequential

nothing to do with it

neither here nor there

not to the point

off the subject

able to be sacrificed

needed like a hole in the head

disproportionate

wide of the mark

not to the purpose

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Adjective

Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation

disproportionate

beyond the pale

lacking in propriety

unfavourable^UK

ill-humoured^UK

not good enough

out of character

uncomplimentary

not up to scratch

not good enough for

inappropriate to

not designed for

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a fish out of water

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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

evil-intentioned

life-threatening

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

ill-intentioned

uncomplimentary

bringing bad luck

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Adjective

Imprudent and unwise, not to be advised

not recommended

disadvantageous

spur-of-the-moment

ill-thought-out

hell-for-leather

jumping to conclusions

over-adventurous

playing with fire

not thought through

lacking foresight

undiscriminating

uncomprehending

over-venturesome

badly thought out

indiscriminating

feather-brained

spur of the moment

self-destructive

overventuresome

bull-in-a-china-shop

soft in the head

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

not fully developed

asleep at the wheel

leading with one's chin

sticking one's neck out

asleep on the job

going off deep end

jumping the gun

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Adjective

Morally, socially, or politically corrupt

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

beyond contempt

beyond the pale

under-the-table

double-crossing

beneath contempt

unconscientious

good-for-nothing

against the law

Mephistophelian

unauthorized^US

unauthorised^UK

under-the-counter

under the table

under the counter

gone to the dogs

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

mephistophelean

of bad reputation

insurrectionary

against the rules

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

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Adjective

More than is reasonable

not quite the done thing

beyond the pale

against the rules

contrary to the rules

out of proportion

disproportionate

dishonourable^UK

unsportsmanlike

dishonorable^US

dissatisfactory

not up to scratch

less-than-stellar

of poor quality

not up to standard

not up to snuff

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Adjective

Not wantable

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

long in the tooth

well-established

old as Methuselah

no longer fashionable

in period style

no longer in fashion

not fashionable

sunk in oblivion

down memory lane

of an advanced age

advanced in years

traditionalistic

not as young as one used to be

not as young as one was

not long for this world

no spring chicken

past your prime

deemed obsolete

consigned to oblivion

ultraconservative

long-established

paleoconservative

archconservative

stick-in-the-mud

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Adjective

A minced oath for damned

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

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Adjective

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

gone to the dogs

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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

person in exile

shipwrecked person

homeless person

person without country

disgraceful person

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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

mischievous person

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Noun

Unwelcome person

persona non grata

objectionable person

unacceptable person

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