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ill-favored

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ill-favored

unpleasant to look at

an ill-favored and yapping little dog that reminded people a lot of its owner

Synonyms of ill-favored

grotesque, hideous, homely, monstrous, ugly, unappealing, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely, unhandsome, unlovely, unpleasing, unpretty, unsightly, vile

Words Related to ill-favored

abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, gross, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening

frumpish, frumpy, plain, unaesthetic, unbecoming, unshapely

Near Antonyms of ill-favored

imposing, impressive, prepossessing

Antonyms of ill-favored

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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