1
as in tackiness
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as in ugliness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grotesqueness
Noun
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And unlike sticky glosses, lip oils provide high-impact shine without any of the tackiness.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2025 -
From the challenges to the judges to the elaborate kitchen set, this show isn’t afraid of risking tackiness in the name of a theme.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Viewed one way, all the ugliness since Inauguration Day seems like a bizarre effort to uproot and destroy America’s calm.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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There was such a contrast between the ugliness of the interior of the house and the beauty of the garden.—
Geoff Dyer,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Grotesqueness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grotesqueness. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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