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unenviable
unenviable (ʌnˈɛnvɪəbəl) adjnot to be envied: the unenviable task. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unenviable - hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"embarrassing, sticky, awkwarddifficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" | | 2. | unenviable - so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy; "unenviable notoriety"undesirable, unwanted - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation" |
unenviableadjective unpleasant, disagreeable, undesirable, painful, uncomfortable, unwanted, thankless, unwished-for, uncoveted She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls. pleasant, agreeable, enviable, attractive, desirableTranslationsmalheureuxmisérablenon invidiabileunenviable Related to unenviable: debilitatingSynonyms for unenviableadj unpleasantSynonyms- unpleasant
- disagreeable
- undesirable
- painful
- uncomfortable
- unwanted
- thankless
- unwished-for
- uncoveted
Antonyms- pleasant
- agreeable
- enviable
- attractive
- desirable
Synonyms for unenviableadj hard to deal withSynonyms- embarrassing
- sticky
- awkward
Related Wordsadj so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envyRelated Words |