unappealing

Everyday

1. Unappealing means not attractive, not nice or not interesting. tree →
2. Unappealing food does not look or smell nice. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life children say food, ideas or jobs are unappealing when they don't want them. In writing it is a polite word for «not nice». Phrases: look unappealing, an unappealing idea.

Examples

• The grey soup looked unappealing. tree →
• Homework on a sunny day seems unappealing. tree →
• The old toy shop was dark and unappealing. tree →
• The idea of walking in the rain was unappealing. tree →
• The dish was healthy but unappealing to the children. tree →
• The room looked unappealing until we painted it. tree →

Note

Prefix un- + appealing. Opposite: appealing, attractive. It is softer than «horrible» or «disgusting».