What does unenviable mean?
Unenviable means Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied..
Valjean was in the unenviable position of either living with the knowledge an innocent would suffer for his crime or revealing his true identity and going back to prison.
There might be a 'train captain' on board, as on the Docklands Light Railway, but this would be an unenviable role on our packed Tube: the train captain would be condemned to live in a permanent rush hour.
Use unenviable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unenviable means Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied..
Common synonyms include hard, difficult, awkward, embarrassing.
Possible antonyms include enviable.
Valjean was in the unenviable position of either living with the knowledge an innocent would suffer for his crime or revealing his true identity and going back to prison.
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