as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unattractive, awkward baby bird
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Recent Examples of unattractive
The once objectively unattractive 53-year-old has drastically altered his appearance with a very obvious hair transplant.
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Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
While some may view box springs as bulky or unattractive, designs have come a long way.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
Just as stores stock shelves to present unattractive options alongside attractive ones, farmers could plant certain flower species in or near crop plants to increase visitation to the target crops.
—Claire Therese Hemingway, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2024
Autumn pruning helps manage foliar diseases and beautifies the landscape, as peony foliage tends to turn black and unattractive in winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
While some may view box springs as bulky or unattractive, designs have come a long way.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
Just as stores stock shelves to present unattractive options alongside attractive ones, farmers could plant certain flower species in or near crop plants to increase visitation to the target crops.
—Claire Therese Hemingway, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2024
Autumn pruning helps manage foliar diseases and beautifies the landscape, as peony foliage tends to turn black and unattractive in winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattractive
Adjective
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Since winning at Boise State on Jan. 4 and blowing out Air Force at home four days later, the season had become a grind – a double-digit loss at New Mexico, a rare home loss against UNLV, a string of ugly wins against the Mountain West’s bottom-feeders after overcoming dangerously large deficits.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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With 23 seconds left and USC up one on Minnesota in an ugly, ugly basketball game, Golden Gophers head coach Ben Johnson clamored to the officials for a timeout.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.—
Eric Tegler,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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The result was good for the Jayhawks, as the Cyclones shot a hideous 1-for-12 (11%) from long range.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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Rust is a big deal, as is the fact that many Panteras have been mangled by previous owners bestowing hideous enhancements (think bad celebrity plastic surgery) on otherwise desirable cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Werfel concocted a more tortuous explanation for his wife’s grotesque behavior.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Janacek’s Capriccio is a strange hybrid of lyricism and grotesque shocks of color.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Unattractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattractive. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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