unpalatable
Americanadjective
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not palatable; unpleasant to the taste.
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disagreeable or unacceptable; obnoxious.
unpalatable behavior.
adjective
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unpleasant to taste
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difficult to accept
the unpalatable truth
Other Word Forms
- unpalatability noun
- unpalatably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unpalatable
Example Sentences
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"But who can be the candidate? If it's Melenchon, they will probably lose," he said, adding too many people find him unpalatable.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
This is one of those discussions we’d expect to naturally dissipate on its own once it becomes clear how unpalatable all of the options are.
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026
But a few weeks into its growth cycle it becomes woody and stiff, thorny, unpalatable and, rapidly, enormous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
With big and potentially unpalatable trade-offs looming, what alternatives could there be?
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025
The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced — between the unpalatable and the inedible.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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