unpalatability
Quality of repelling
Unpalatability is the quality of being difficult to accept, endure, or find agreeable.
While the word derives from palate and literally describes food that tastes bad, it more commonly appears in figurative contexts: The unpalatability of the proposed budget cuts made compromise impossible.
Something's unpalatability suggests it provokes resistance or distaste, whether a bitter medicine, an unwelcome truth, or an offensive idea.
Not pleasing to eat
- unsavoryMorally or socially objectionable
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
nauseating · foul · rancid · putrid · spoiled · bitter · acrid · sour
Intense physical disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
retching · queasiness · squeamishness · sickening · stomach-turning · gross · vile · repugnant
Capable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
harmful · noxious · unsafe · deleterious · tainted · adulterated · unwholesome · impure
Mild aversion or dislike
- dislikeMild negative regard
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- disfavorLack of approval
displeasure · objectionable · undesirable · unwelcome · unpleasant · displeasing · disagreeable · unappealing
unappetizing
Not pleasing to eat
- unsavoryMorally or socially objectionable
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
revolting · nauseating · foul · rancid · putrid · spoiled · bitter · acrid · sour · stale
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
gagging · retching · queasiness · squeamishness · sickening · stomach-turning · gross · vile · repugnant · abhorrent
toxic
Capable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
hazardous · harmful · noxious · unsafe · deleterious · tainted · adulterated · unwholesome · impure · pathogenic
distaste
Mild aversion or dislike
- dislikeMild negative regard
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
disfavor · displeasure · objectionable · undesirable · unwelcome · unpleasant · displeasing · disagreeable · unappealing · unacceptable
refusal
Act of declining
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- dismissalRemoval from position
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
decline · turning away · untasted · uneaten · snubbed · shunned · avoided · passed over · unwanted
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Acceptability to the taste
deliciousness · tastiness · lusciousness · savoriness · delectability
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Acceptability to the taste
acceptability · agreeableness · attractiveness · appeal · tolerability
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