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unsavory
adjective
1 unsavory
Morally offensive:
— An unsavory reputation.
— An unsavory scandal.
synonyms: offensive, unsavoury.
Roget 392:
pungent,
strong;
high-,
full-flavored;
high-tasted,
high-seasoned;
gamy,
sharp,
stinging,
rough,
piquant,
racy;
biting,
mordant;
spicy;
seasoned
etc.
v.;
hot,
hot as pepper;
peppery,
vellicating†,
escharotic†,
meracious†;
acrid,
acrimonious,
bitter;
rough
etc.
(sour)
397;
unsavory
etc.
395.
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Roget 395:
unsavory,
unpalatable,
unsweetened,
unsweet†;
ill-flavored;
bitter,
bitter as gall;
acrid,
acrimonious;
rough.
offensive,
repulsive,
nasty;
sickening
etc.
v.;
nauseous;
loathsome,
fulsome;
unpleasant
etc.
830.
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2 unsavory
Moby thesaurus: amoral, bitter, conscienceless, corrupt, corrupted, criminal, crooked, dark, dead, derogatory, devious, dilute, diluted, disagreeable, discreditable, disgusting, dishonest, dishonorable, dislikable, displeasing, disreputable, distasteful, doubtful, dubious, evasive, fade, felonious, fishy, flat, flavorless, foul-tasting, fraudulent, gruelly, ignoble, ignominious, ill-flavored, ill-got, ill-gotten, immoral, inane, indifferent, indirect, infamous, inglorious, insidious, insipid, jejune, mild, milk-and-water, nasty, nauseating, not kosher, notorious, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, pappy, pulpy, questionable, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, sapless, savorless, seamy, shady, shameless, shifty, sickening, sinister, slippery, sordid, sour, spiceless, stale, suspicious, tasteless, thankless, thin, tricky, ugly, unalluring, unappealing, unappetizing, unattractive, unconscienced, unconscientious, unconscionable, undelectable, undelicious, underhand, underhanded, undesirable, unengaging, unenjoyable, unethical, unflavored, uninviting, unlikable, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unpraiseworthy, unprincipled, unrespectable, unscrupulous, unstraightforward, untasteful, untasty, unwelcome, vapid, washy, watered, watered-down, watery, weak, wishy-washy, without remorse, without shame ... show more.
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