How do you use Distasteful in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like unsavory or wicked, plus the exact meaning.
Distasteful meaning
- Having a bad or foul taste.
- Unpleasant.
- Offensive.
Synonyms of Distasteful
Using Distasteful
- The main meaning on this page is: Having a bad or foul taste. | Unpleasant. | Offensive.
- Useful related words include: unsavory, wicked, skanky, revolting.
- In the example corpus, distasteful often appears in combinations such as: and distasteful, distasteful and, the distasteful.
Context around Distasteful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Distasteful
- In this selection, "distasteful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely, suppressing, undoubtedly, cannot, shock and means stand out and add context to how "distasteful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include can be distasteful to address and described as distasteful and in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "distasteful" sits close to words such as abidjan, acb and achievers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with distasteful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But what did Loury find so distasteful? (7 words)
Her comment was described as “distasteful” and “in bad taste”. (10 words)
Sincerest apologies to the Edinburgh family on behalf of the minority of our distasteful “fans”'. (15 words)
That version of history seems to start at the beginning of the Troubles as this conveniently allows them to forget some distasteful facts about Irish history and two of the current parties in government. (34 words)
I agree that it can be distasteful to address the end of a public relationship, especially when you’re still working with that person, but his commentary wasn’t disrespectful or accusatory. (32 words)
The club did not have a great January window as one of their most talented assets, Antony Gordon, left the club in a distasteful manner by forcing a move to Newcastle United. (32 words)
But what did Loury find so distasteful? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
A potential recruit who regards military service as distasteful cannot be easily enticed with a few offers of recruiting bonuses or a GI Bill.
Aside from the distasteful shock value of the series, the story sees a heinous murder convince the Justice League to use mind-wiping abilities.
But that just means even less games coming out, that have to make their money back through ever more distasteful means.
But what did Loury find so distasteful?
Further, it seems clear that the counterintelligence vetting process failed to pick up some rather radical and distasteful views, but these views do not seem to be his motivation for leaking.
Her comment was described as “distasteful” and “in bad taste”.
I agree that it can be distasteful to address the end of a public relationship, especially when you’re still working with that person, but his commentary wasn’t disrespectful or accusatory.
In as much as the scene emphasizes how ill-mannered Justin is, it's completely distasteful since both grew up in the same home.
Muschietti's decision to include actors such as has proven controversial, with some critics and fans arguing that using CGI to bring these deceased performers back to life is distasteful.
Similarly, a one-time union leader in the nation’s oil and gas sector, maintained that the judgment was distasteful and in bad faith.
Sincerest apologies to the Edinburgh family on behalf of the minority of our distasteful “fans”'.
That version of history seems to start at the beginning of the Troubles as this conveniently allows them to forget some distasteful facts about Irish history and two of the current parties in government.
The billionaire refers to himself as a “free speech absolutist,” and spent the last year making bold promises about undoing Twitter’s perceived history of suppressing distasteful ideas.
The club did not have a great January window as one of their most talented assets, Antony Gordon, left the club in a distasteful manner by forcing a move to Newcastle United.
The media frenzy as a result of the above and more, provided an impression of crises that has been precarious and distasteful to Edo people in the State and across the world.
After the worst of the mess was cleaned up, I still had to take care of the distasteful butt business.
He said if such a research was done it would show that “the company has one of the most distasteful reputations for an energy company in the world.
He says his wife, 30, has been "raking in some serious cash" with the side hustle - but he believes it's distasteful and harmful to their children.
However, instead of garnering sympathy for Teresa, the distasteful post confused some people and angered others.
Open-carrying an AR-15 into a Texas diner might be a legal of one’s rights, but to the Fudd it is undoubtedly distasteful.
Common combinations with distasteful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and distasteful 8×
- distasteful and 7×
- the distasteful 6×
- distasteful to 6×
- be distasteful 5×
- was distasteful 5×
- as distasteful 4×
- distasteful but 4×
- more distasteful 3×
- so distasteful 3×