Synonyms: off-putting
Definition: tending to repel
Usage: The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile- Elizabeth Hess
Similar words: unappealing
Definition: not able to attract favorable attention
Usage: they have made the place as unappealing as possible; was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess
Synonyms: off-putting
Definition: causing annoyance or repugnance
Usage: an off-putting remark
Similar words: displeasing
Definition: causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities