Synonyms for uninviting

Most common

unattractive · forbidding · untempting

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Adjective

Antonyms

inviting, alluring, tantalizing

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming.

Example sentences

• unattractive Rima has the most unattractive hands in the world.
• forbidding There is a very strict rule forbidding smoking in bed.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

10 letters

forbidding³, untempting

11 letters

disinviting

12 letters

unattractive⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forbidding³ = 3 syllables).