unflattering
/ʌnˈflat(ə)rɪŋ
/adjective
Not flattering: the reviews of the book were very unflattering an unflattering portrait...
- The historical records that paint such an unflattering portrait of the town have just been released on the internet.
- My fears of an unflattering portrait with a Pinocchio nose begin to recede.
- I think there is a lot of truth in that statement even if it does paint an unflattering portrait.
Synonyms
unfavourable, uncomplimentary, harsh, unsympathetic, critical, attacking, hostile, disapproving, scathing, biting;
blunt, candid, honest, stark, realistic, straightforward, outspoken, straight from the shoulder
informal warts and all
unattractive, unbecoming, unsightly, ugly, ugly-looking, plain, hideous;
ill-fitting, unsuitable, unsuited, ill-suited
Derivatives
unflatteringly
- He was appointed in 2002 to pull Grendon into the mainstream of the prison system, and speaks unflatteringly of what he found when he arrived.
- She had commented unflatteringly on his previous girlfriend.
- The slightest miscue was liable to be unflatteringly magnified.
Rhymes
- employment rate
- employment-related
- employment service
- employment tribunal
- employment visa
- emplume
- empodium
- empoison
- empoisoned
- empoisoner
- empoisoning
- empoisonment
- empolder
- emporetic
- Emporia
- emporial
- emporitic
- emporium
- transfixion
- transform
- transformable
- transformation
- transformational
- transformational grammar
- transformationally