undesirable
Not at all wanted
Undesirable describes something unwanted or objectionable—an outcome to avoid, a quality that diminishes value, a person deemed unsuitable.
The medication has some undesirable side effects.
As a noun, an undesirable is a person considered unsuitable for admission or association: The club had a policy of excluding undesirables.
The word carries a clinical coldness, often masking prejudice behind bureaucratic language.
Not wanted here
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- spurnedRejected with contempt
- discardedGotten rid of
excluded · blacklisted · ostracized · banished · avoided · rebuffed · turned away · refused
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
- repugnantExtremely distasteful or offensive
- disagreeableCausing mild displeasure
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- distastefulCausing moral revulsion
objectionable · unacceptable · improper · unseemly · unbecoming · indecent · untoward · unsavory
Not pleasing or desirable
- unattractiveNot pleasing aesthetically
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
- unlovelyNot pleasing aesthetically
- unprepossessingNot outwardly attractive
uninviting · off-putting · unalluring · unenticing · homely · plain · uncomely · graceless
Shunned, rejected person
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- exileBanishment from homeland
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- alienNon-native being
fugitive · vagrant · derelict · outlaw · waif · wretch · expellee · expatriate
Provoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
- abhorrentCausing intense revulsion
vile · foul · odious · detestable · despicable · contemptible · noxious · repellent
Unjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
stereotyping · prejudice · bigotry · ethnocentrism · chauvinism · scapegoating · profiling · marginalization
unwelcome
Not wanted here
discarded · excluded · blacklisted · ostracized · banished · avoided · rebuffed · turned away · refused · uninvited
offensive
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
- repugnantExtremely distasteful or offensive
- disagreeableCausing mild displeasure
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
distasteful · objectionable · unacceptable · improper · unseemly · unbecoming · indecent · untoward · unsavory · tasteless
unappealing
Not pleasing or desirable
- unattractiveNot pleasing aesthetically
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
- unlovelyNot pleasing aesthetically
unprepossessing · uninviting · off-putting · unalluring · unenticing · homely · plain · uncomely · graceless · inelegant
outcast
Shunned, rejected person
alien · fugitive · vagrant · derelict · outlaw · waif · wretch · expellee · expatriate · ostracism
disgusting
Provoking strong revulsion
abhorrent · vile · foul · odious · detestable · despicable · contemptible · noxious · repellent · nauseating
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
intolerance · stereotyping · prejudice · bigotry · ethnocentrism · chauvinism · scapegoating · profiling · marginalization · othering
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- outcastsoutcast, pariah, pariahs, outcasts, outlaws
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, refused
- unsellablesunmarketable, deadstock, unsold goods, defective goods, damaged goods
undesirabledesirable
Worth having or seeking
wanted · sought-after · appealing · coveted · attractive
undesirabledesirable
Worth having or seeking
welcome · acceptable · popular · approved · embraced
undesirablesuitable
Proper for purpose
appropriate · proper · fitting · acceptable · ideal