as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unattractive, awkward baby bird
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Recent Examples of unattractive
Not showing me as completely broken and unattractive at the beginning was important to the arc.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
The through line in these missteps, as Smith sees it, is selfishness, which is an unattractive trait in any workplace.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
The production design end of this created a bevy of armored vehicles, all ugly and warlike, though none as unattractive as a Cybertruck.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
So, why do undergrads find an accounting degree unattractive?
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
The through line in these missteps, as Smith sees it, is selfishness, which is an unattractive trait in any workplace.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
The production design end of this created a bevy of armored vehicles, all ugly and warlike, though none as unattractive as a Cybertruck.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
So, why do undergrads find an accounting degree unattractive?
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattractive
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George Kittle On the ugly game: Being able to deal with all of that and still come out with a win.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Poor Sue, who wins the challenge and has to wear that ugly bat signal around her neck.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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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
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Cannibals take over a Mexican restaurant on Halloween night, forcing the staff to create a grotesque feast.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Up Demi Moore, The Substance The Substance just passed $30 million worldwide, outperforming just about everyone’s expectations for a grotesque horror-comedy released by a niche streaming service.Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Unattractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattractive. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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