Synonyms for unsavory
- adjective
- American English
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Unpalatable
unpalatable, distasteful, unpleasant, disgusting, odious, offensive, insipid, vapid, tasteless, unpleasing, stale, mawkish, watery, flat, savorless US, savourless UK, repugnant, obnoxious, disagreeable, bland, flavorless US, flavourless UK, nauseous
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not savory; without flavor.
Related words
- Word family
- unsavoriness
- Other spellings
- unsavoury UK
Example sentences
- disgusting What's the most disgusting food you've ever eaten?
- unpleasant He spoke about the unpleasant story for two hours.
- distasteful I hope that distasteful joke wasn't directed at me.
- unpalatable This meat is undercooked and unpalatable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unsavory | rising | |
| disgusting | rising | |
| unpleasant | rising | |
| distasteful | steady | |
| unpalatable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- flat1
- 5 letters
- bland1, stale1, vapid2
- 6 letters
- watery3, odious3
- 7 letters
- insipid3, mawkish2, untasty
- 8 letters
- nauseous2
- 9 letters
- offensive3, obnoxious3, tasteless2, repugnant3, savorless
- 10 letters
- disgusting3, unpleasant3, flavorless3, unpleasing, savourless
- 11 letters
- distasteful3, unpalatable5, flavourless
- 12 letters
- disagreeable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vapid2 = 2 syllables).