Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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unlucky

adjective having bad luck

» Elias was unlucky not

to score in the first half.

cursed, hapless, luckless,

unfortunate, wretched

antonym: lucky

unnecessary

adjective completely needless

» My father considers taxis

to be an unnecessary expense

so we always take the bus.

needless, pointless,

uncalled-for

antonym: necessary

unpleasant^1

adjective causing feelings

of discomfort or dislike

» Dirty socks have a very

unpleasant smell!

bad, disagreeable,

distasteful, nasty, repulsive,

unpalatable

antonym: pleasant

unpleasant^2

adjective rude or unfriendly

» He was thoroughly

unpleasant to me earlier.

disagreeable, horrid,

objectionable, obnoxious,

rude, unfriendly

antonym: pleasant

unpopular

adjective disliked by most

people » The ginger biscuits

were unpopular, and everyone

wanted the chocolate ones.

detested, disliked,

shunned, undesirable

antonym: popular

unpredictable

adjective unable to be foreseen

» The weather in the

mountains is unpredictable,

one minute it’s sunny and

the next it’s raining.

chance, doubtful,

hit and miss (informal),

unforeseeable

antonym: predictable

unsatisfactory

adjective not good enough

» Emma’s work was judged

unsatisfactory by the teacher.

disappointing, inadequate,

mediocre, poor,

unacceptable

antonym: satisfactory

unsteady

adjective not held or fixed

securely and likely to fall over

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unsuitable

adjective not appropriate

for a purpose » Tom’s attire

was unsuitable for running.

improper, inappropriate,

unacceptable, unfit,

inapposite, unseemly

antonym: suitable

untidy

adjective not neatly arranged

» My bedroom is very untidy.

bedraggled, chaotic,

cluttered, jumbled, messy,

unkempt, disordered,

shambolic

antonym: tidy

untrue

adjective not true

» The allegations that he

lied were completely untrue.

erroneous, false, fictitious,

inaccurate, incorrect,

misleading, mistaken

antonym: true

My bedroom is very untidy.

The ginger biscuits were

unpopular, and everyone

wanted the chocolate ones.

Tom’s attire was unsuitable

for running.

unsafe

unstable

wobbly

antonym:

steady

He thought it was

unsafe

and didn’t want to use it.

Although it felt

unstable

, it was OK as

long as you didn’t look down.

The ropes made the bridge very

wobbly

to cross.

She would be glad to

reach steady ground on

the other side.

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