undesirablesnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪə.rə.bəlz/us/ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪr.ə.bəlz/often humorouspeople whose behaviour or appearance makes them unacceptable in society or at a particular occasion:
There are guards on the door to keep out (the) undesirables.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unpleasant people in general
- a dog in the manger idiom
- a nasty piece of work idiom
- a tough/hard nut idiom
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- bad lot
- intruder
- know-all
- know-it-all
- leech
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
- roadman
- rotter
- runt
- sadist
- scum
- twat
- vermin
- villain
- villain of the piece idiom
- viper
See more results »