Unattractive is an English word with synonyms like uninviting or unappealing. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Unattractive meaning
- Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.
- Lacking the power to attract interest.
Synonyms of Unattractive
Using Unattractive
- The main meaning on this page is: Not handsome or beautiful or appealing. | Lacking the power to attract interest.
- Useful related words include: uninviting, unappealing, attractive, unseductive.
- In the example corpus, unattractive often appears in combinations such as: unattractive and, is unattractive, unattractive to.
Context around Unattractive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unattractive
- In this selection, "unattractive" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, platforms, include, everywhere, especially, material and relative stand out and add context to how "unattractive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a highly unattractive trait for and a little unattractive but these. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unattractive" sits close to words such as abbie, acoustics and adequacy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unattractive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also, rising interest rates make such platforms unattractive. (8 words)
Another added: 'Imagine thinking Adam Driver is unattractive. (8 words)
Taking delight in the misfortune of others is really unattractive. (10 words)
Showcasing the state’s literate and productive workforce, the Minister invited private investment claiming that the high wage levels in the state may appear to be a little unattractive but these come with the assurance of high productivity of workers. (40 words)
Lots of dish here, and his questioner, Jules Lund, was quite good as well, pressing him on sensitive questions about whether he had editorial freedom to include unattractive material about his subjects. (32 words)
The higher offer valued the business at around £3.1 billion, but Direct Line said it thought the bid was "uncertain, unattractive, and that it significantly undervalues" the firm. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Additionally, this has snowballed into a slowing earnings per share outlook, making it unattractive, especially considering today's macro uncertainties which may negatively impact sales volume further.
Also, rising interest rates make such platforms unattractive.
Lots of dish here, and his questioner, Jules Lund, was quite good as well, pressing him on sensitive questions about whether he had editorial freedom to include unattractive material about his subjects.
NIM is unattractive relative to other IBs, despite the better growth.
Some people may find the appearance of warehouses to be unattractive and detrimental to the aesthetic appeal of an area.
Surely VB ads have laid out the template for beer ads everywhere - unattractive tradies sweating profusely to a bad ode.
Their song “Ugly Girl” attempts to humorously depict a person shocked to see their ex-partner with someone they consider unattractive.
The lack of noticeable pricing power is a highly unattractive trait for a consumer business.
The planning statement adds the proposed development will be visually appealing and describes the current shop fronts as ‘irregular, incoherent, and unattractive’.
This makes an investment in Rogers somewhat unattractive by comparison, which would be even worse if rates continued to march higher.
This makes using A.I. to create commercial work unattractive in many instances, Samuelson said, because any images created would be in the public domain.
Upstart Holdings’ key metrics are pointing south primarily because of higher interest rates which make new loan originations unattractive.
Vastned looks unattractive compared to Mercialys and Wereldhave as the market yield is some 1.5-2% lower.
When I say that I like it, I don’t mean in the dictionary definition sense of the word: a place that seems empty, unwelcoming, or unattractive.
Another added: 'Imagine thinking Adam Driver is unattractive.
He said: “This is a difficult mitigation exercise because I think we all and Mr Seymour appreciate just how unattractive this type of offending is.
Major plans to regenerate an “unattractive” part of by having a new illuminating LED entrance to the Derbion shopping centre and new public open space have been approved.
Showcasing the state’s literate and productive workforce, the Minister invited private investment claiming that the high wage levels in the state may appear to be a little unattractive but these come with the assurance of high productivity of workers.
Taking delight in the misfortune of others is really unattractive.
The higher offer valued the business at around £3.1 billion, but Direct Line said it thought the bid was "uncertain, unattractive, and that it significantly undervalues" the firm.
Common combinations with unattractive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- unattractive and 11×
- is unattractive 9×
- unattractive to 9×
- and unattractive 8×
- an unattractive 7×
- be unattractive 4×
- it unattractive 2×
- unattractive compared 2×
- unattractive part 2×
- two unattractive 2×