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Uninviting

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Not pleasant or attractive; disagreeable: an uninviting prospect.

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adj. Not welcoming; not attractive.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. not tempting

adj. neither attractive nor tempting

Word Usage

"The block is "uninviting", "treeless", shadowy; the buzzer is broken; the sounds of gunfire echo in the night; a "black doberman the size of a wolf" prowls nearby."

Equivalent

unseductive unattractive untempting

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

repellent

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

benighting biting citing delighting exciting

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

unattractive unpromising cheerless inhospitable desolate