untempting
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not appealing to the senses: Describes something that does not attract or please the senses, such as sight, smell, or taste.
- Not tempting: Describes something that does not arouse desire or interest; not alluring or enticing.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The dish looked so untempting that no one wanted to try it.
- Despite his hunger, the untempting meal left him without appetite.
- The offer was financially untempting, so she declined the job.
Advanced Usage
- "to find something untempting": To judge or perceive something as unappealing.
- Many investors found the proposal untempting due to the high risks involved.
- "to remain untempting": To continue to be unappealing over time.
- The abandoned building, even after a fresh coat of paint, remained untempting to potential buyers.
Variants and Related Words
- Untemptingly (adverb): In a manner that is not tempting or appealing.
- The food was presented untemptingly on a plain plastic tray.
- Tempting (adjective): Having the opposite meaning; appealing, alluring.
- The tempting aroma of fresh bread filled the bakery.
Synonyms
- Unappealing: Not attractive or interesting.
- Uninviting: Not attractive or welcoming.
- Unalluring: Not having the power to attract or entice.
- Bland: Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.
Antonyms
- Tempting: Appealing to desire.
- Appetizing: Appealing to the appetite, especially in appearance or smell.
- Alluring: Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
- Inviting: Appealing, attractive.
Adjective
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not appealing to the senses
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untempting food
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not tempting
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