unappealing
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Synonyms
grotesque, hideous, homely, ill-favored, monstrous, ugly, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely, unhandsome, unlovely, unpleasing, unpretty, unsightly, vile
Antonyms
aesthetic (also esthetic), attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], comely, cute, drop-dead, fair, fetching, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, lovely, pretty, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored
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Tony Stark’s goatee monstrosity helps get across his haughtiness, as Walker explains, as no regular civilian would have the courage to shape their scruff into something so physically unappealing. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "The enduring legacy and fantasy of Captain America’s beard, explained," 18 June 2019 Name Withheld Preparing for your own death can be unappealing, and your husband’s response, though unhelpful, isn’t unusual. — New York Times, "My Husband’s Will Pits Me Against Our Daughter. What Can I Do?," 11 June 2019 The couple were less bothered by the traffic than with the unappealing view. — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, "Looking for a Fixer-Upper in Park Slope," 4 Jan. 2018 Millionaire Runner and Tip Sheet are each former claiming horses with unappealing records. — Tom Jicha, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Nine horses pursue Florida Derby’s $1 million and Kentucky Derby points," 30 Mar. 2018 But at a World Cup where he is billed as a major draw, pictures of him with Kadyrov were an unappealing start. — John Leicester, Fox News, "Column: Salah suckered in inauspicious World Cup start," 12 June 2018 In order to produce champagne's signature bubbles, the wine must undergo a second fermentation in the bottle with a dose of yeast and sugars, but the yeast would leave unappealing sediment in the bottom of the bottle and leave the wine cloudy. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "You Have the Founding Mothers of Champagne to Thank for the Bubbly You Drink Today," 8 Mar. 2019 This forced older consumers to choose: Spend money and energy on an unappealing technology, or go without it. — Joseph F. Coughlin And Luke Yoquinto, WSJ, "Technology for Older People Doesn’t Have to Be Ugly," 14 Oct. 2018 Fasting Shortcuts Even though fasting and caloric restriction can offer health benefits, both require eating less — something unappealing to most people. — Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, "Not So Fast," 24 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unappealing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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