1.(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings - all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic • Syn: unsympathetic, unlikeable, unlikable • Ant: sympathetic (for: unsympathetic) • Topics: drama 2. not able to attract favorable attention - they have made the place as unappealing as possible - was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess • Ant: appealing • Similar to: off-putting, unattractive