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unwelcome

ADJECTIVE
not wanted, desired
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disagreeable distasteful objectionable obnoxious unacceptable undesirable uninvited unpleasant unwanted
WEAK
blackballed displeasing exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture rejected repellent shut out thankless unasked unpopular unsought unwished-for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable agreeable delightful desirable good nice pleasant pleasing welcome
WEAK
wanted

Example Sentences

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“This is very unwelcome for European industry, to put it mildly,” said Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The private-credit sector has been attracting a lot of attention recently – most of it unwelcome.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

They described tradespeople needing to look for work further afield and long-time visitors feeling unwelcome.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

In short, risks to the rally are real and mounting, an unwelcome combination for an aging bull market.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

This course was not unwelcome nor unwise; we beat toward the land.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.