unsavory

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: un=sa=vor=y

THESAURUS

unsavory

amoral, bitter, conscienceless, corrupt, corrupted, criminal, crooked, dark, dead, derogatory, devious, dilute, diluted, disagreeable, discreditable, disgusting, dishonest, dishonorable, dislikable, displeasing, disreputable, distasteful, doubtful, dubious, evasive, fade, felonious, fishy, flat, flavorless, foul-tasting, fraudulent, gruelly, ignoble, ignominious, ill-flavored, ill-got, ill-gotten, immoral, inane, indifferent, indirect, infamous, inglorious, insidious, insipid, jejune, mild, milk-and-water, nasty, nauseating, not kosher, notorious, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, pappy, pulpy, questionable, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, sapless, savorless, seamy, shady, shameless, shifty, sickening, sinister, slippery, sordid, sour, spiceless, stale, suspicious, tasteless, thankless, thin, tricky, ugly, unalluring, unappealing, unappetizing, unattractive, unconscienced, unconscientious, unconscionable, undelectable, undelicious, underhand, underhanded, undesirable, unengaging, unenjoyable, unethical, unflavored, uninviting, unlikable, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unpraiseworthy, unprincipled, unrespectable, unscrupulous, unstraightforward, untasteful, untasty, unwelcome, vapid, washy, watered, watered-down, watery, weak, wishy-washy, without remorse, without shame

ROGET THESAURUS

unsavory

Pungency

N pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race, sharpness, acrimony, roughness, unsavoriness, mustard, cayenne, caviare, seasoning, niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness), carbonate of ammonia, sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts, hartshorn (acridity), dram, cordial, nip, nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke, segar, cigar, cigarette, weed, fragrant weed, Indian weed, Cavendish, fid, negro head, old soldier, rappee, stogy, pungent, strong, high-, full-flavored, high-tasted, high-seasoned, gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy, biting, mordant, spicy, seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, peppery, vellicating, escharotic, meracious, acrid, acrimonious, bitter, rough, unsavory.

Unsavoriness

N unsavoriness, amaritude, acrimony, acridity (bitterness), roughness, acerbity, austerity, gall and wormwood, rue, quassia, aloes, marah, sickener, unsavory, unpalatable, unsweetened, unsweet, ill-flavored, bitter, bitter as gall, acrid, acrimonious, rough, offensive, repulsive, nasty, sickening, nauseous, loathsome, fulsome, unpleasant.