variants
also esthetic
or aesthetical
or esthetical
as in attractive
very pleasing to look at
an aesthetic arrangement of the floral decorations
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in style
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Recent Examples of aesthetic
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
Originating online around 2015, dark academia is a popular aesthetic that now extends beyond the internet.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Simple can be better for those of us who struggle with indecision or prefer a minimalist aesthetic.
—Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
If this aesthetic is speaking to you, here are a few more picks to give your space an elevated edge for the season.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
Originating online around 2015, dark academia is a popular aesthetic that now extends beyond the internet.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
The overall effect marked a transition from the brand’s Miami-club energy a few seasons ago to a more elevated yacht-party aesthetic.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Simple can be better for those of us who struggle with indecision or prefer a minimalist aesthetic.
—Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aesthetic
Adjective
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While stocks in the region, so far, have underperformed their emerging-market peers, letting down many investors, these lower valuations are attractive to KKR because of the positive macro trends.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kalathara will play Kavita, a brilliant and attractive female plastic surgeon who is professional and straight to the point.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the face of that, Keaton’s off- and sometimes on-duty style represented limitless possibilities, and a previously incomprehensible kind of freedom.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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Today, this restaurant wins over patrons with American-style comfort fare, like burgers, steaks, and sweet potato casserole.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The home’s signatures, soaring inside spaces and elegant natural materials, are designed to match the spectacular vistas seen through towering floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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With its refined silhouette, subtle logo detailing, and classic colors—from black to a fall-ready burgundy—the elegant accessory can be dressed down for coffee runs and classed up for date nights.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This same approach has previously proven effective in detecting diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, ALS, and prostate cancer.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Autio points to Nokia, Finland’s one-time giant mobile maker, as an example of the pros and cons of the Nordic approach.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Matières Fécales made some exquisite pieces, despite their challenging name.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The looming Brewers-Dodgers matchup would be exquisite.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For some people, activism looks like funding drives, serious speeches, and heartfelt appeals to people’s sensibilities.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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So began a campaign that fused blunt political messaging with bighearted moving images—a sensibility not unlike that of Nair’s films.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Heavy rare earths are almost exclusively produced by China and essential for advanced technologies, powering high-performance magnets, semiconductors, and precision military systems.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Keney innovations include RibbonFET, a new transistor architecture enabling efficient scaling, and PowerVia, a backside power delivery system enhancing energy flow.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The confidence with which Woltemade dispatched the penalty — the technique was magnificent and execution perfect — underlines how strong a finisher the German is.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rank, whose company recently remade Ingmar Bergsson classic film Faithless as a European TV series, praised Adolescence for matching up the genre beats of a crime story with the higher concepts around criminality, toxic masculinity and family, and the one-shot filming techniques.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Aesthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aesthetic. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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