- not pleasant or comfortable synonym disagreeable
- an unpleasant experience/surprise/task
- unpleasant to do something The minerals in the water made it unpleasant to drink.
- It can be unpleasant to sit next to a group of people arguing.
- unpleasant for somebody to do something It must have been unpleasant for her neighbours to be exposed to the constant loud music.
- Torrential made conditions unpleasant for both players and spectators.
- What then took place was a deeply unpleasant attack.
- an unpleasant truth/fact/reality/consequence
- an unpleasant feeling/sensation/memory
- an unpleasant smell/odour/taste
Extra Examples- His clothes smelled most unpleasant.
- The overall feeling was a strange mixture of sensations, not altogether unpleasant.
- tests which are unpleasant for patients
- There's an unpleasant smell coming from that cupboard.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
- not kind, friendly or polite
- unpleasant to somebody He was very unpleasant to me.
- unpleasant about somebody/something You don't have to be so unpleasant about it. I said I was sorry.
- She said some very unpleasant things about you.
Extra Examples- a thoroughly unpleasant man
- There was an unpleasant atmosphere in the room.
- Things started to get unpleasant when the police were called.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
opposite pleasant
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