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undesirable adjective [ ʌndɪˈzʌɪərəb(ə)l ]

• not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant.
• "the drug's undesirable side effects"
Similar: unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, unacceptable, unwelcome, unwanted, unwished-for, unenviable, unappealing, unfortunate, infelicitous, distasteful, displeasing, off-putting, obnoxious, disgusting, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, revolting, abhorrent, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, deplorable, appalling, insufferable, intolerable, despicable, contemptible, beyond the pale, odious, vile, obscene, foul, unsavoury, unpalatable, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, noxious, ghastly, horrible, horrid, beastly, disgustful, loathly, exceptionable, rebarbative,
Opposite: desirable, pleasant, preferable, agreeable, acceptable,

undesirable noun

• a person considered to be objectionable in some way.
• "how could she go around with such undesirables?"


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