1
[ adjective ] lacking power to arouse interest

Examples

"being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect"

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

The large land_areas required for oxidation ponds made this type of treatment financially unattractive to the developer .

Related terms

unappealing

2
[ adjective ] lacking beauty or charm

Examples

"as unattractive as most mining regions"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

She had a dried-out quality - a gray , lean woman , not unattractive .

Related terms

attractive homely subfusc unprepossessing ugly unseductive uninviting attractiveness

3
[ adjective ] not appealing to the senses

Synonyms

untempting

Examples

"untempting food"

Related terms

uninviting

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Rhymes with

attractive refractive active obstructive constructive reconstructive destructive instructive interactive proactive retroactive directive reactive restrictive directive overactive hyperactive interactive directive inactive radioactive protective illustrative photoconductive reproductive nonproductive unproductive octave conductive productive counterproductive affective adjective collective connective irrespective introspective prospective retrospective detective selective protective adaptive demonstrative administrative nutritive eruptive productive addictive captive disruptive pejorative eruptive abortive narrative subjective objective collaborative uninformative informative supportive formative normative restorative seductive attentive adoptive inattentive consultative intuitive combative alliterative substantive lucrative secretive interpretive distinctive instinctive additive elective effective narrative perspective ineffective respective infective reflective defective directive corrective invective restive imperative deliberative assaultive decorative curative commemorative comparative predictive descriptive respective introspective corroborative laxative effective competitive rep uncompetitive noncompetitive vindictive predictive primitive vegetative imaginative facultative exploitative communicative relative speculative authoritative cumulative tentative putative prognosticative contraceptive alliterative iterative uncooperative cognitive operative inoperative representative preventative argumentative unrepresentative tentative positive causative creative talkative corruptive negative combative fixative prerogative executive evocative palliative assertive consecutive provocative appointive presumptive representative exhaustive repetitive competitive probative indicative primitive superlative acquisitive preservative ultraconservative affirmative automotive alternative accusative neoconservative locomotive punitive conservative imitative elucidative accommodative regulative rehabilitative stimulative accumulative meditative sedative legislative manipulative investigative qualitative quantitative innovative preemptive perceptive receptive initiative suggestive vituperative congestive expletive digestive appreciative contemplative recuperative

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

unattractively underactive untreated unattired underachieve underachiever untrustiness unthreatening untrusting untracked unattributable untraceable

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