Meaning & use
undesirable
Not wanted, likely to cause harm, or generally unpleasant to have or experience.
See it in a sentence
Smoking near the entrance had become an undesirable habit the office wanted to end.
The apartment's proximity to the noisy highway was seen as highly undesirable.
A note on using this word
Undesirable can also be used as a noun for a person considered troublesome or unwelcome in a community.
Words with a similar meaning
unwantedobjectionable
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Words with an opposite meaning
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