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unsaturated |
unsaturated fatty acid |
unsaturation |
unsaved |
unsavoriness |
unsavory
| unsavoury
| unsay
| unsaying
| unscalable
| unscale
unsavory
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective unsavory has 2 senses
- unsavory(a = adj.all) offensive, unsavoury - morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" Antonym: savory
- unsavory(s = adj.all) distasteful, unsavoury - not pleasing in odor or taste; Array Derived form noun unsavoriness1
Derived form noun unsavoriness2
THESAURUS
unsavory
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 shameROGET THESAURUS
unsavory
Pungency
N pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race, sharpness, acrimony, roughness, unsavoriness, mustard, cayenne, caviare, seasoning, niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness), carbonate of ammonia, sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts, hartshorn (acridity), dram, cordial, nip, nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke, segar, cigar, cigarette, weed, fragrant weed, Indian weed, Cavendish, fid, negro head, old soldier, rappee, stogy, pungent, strong, high-, full-flavored, high-tasted, high-seasoned, gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy, biting, mordant, spicy, seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, peppery, vellicating, escharotic, meracious, acrid, acrimonious, bitter, rough, unsavory.Unsavoriness
N unsavoriness, amaritude, acrimony, acridity (bitterness), roughness, acerbity, austerity, gall and wormwood, rue, quassia, aloes, marah, sickener, unsavory, unpalatable, unsweetened, unsweet, ill-flavored, bitter, bitter as gall, acrid, acrimonious, rough, offensive, repulsive, nasty, sickening, nauseous, loathsome, fulsome, unpleasant.
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