Synonyms of ugh

ugh

interjection

ˈəg 

as in rats

used to express disgust

ugh, this oven desperately needs to be cleaned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rats
• boo
• yuck
• yech
• phew
• phooey
• faugh
• ah
• pooh
• sheesh
• bah
• tush
• fie
• pshaw
• humph
• tut
• pish
• woe
• tut-tut
• alack
• alas

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ugh

But Steve Bannon is going like, ugh, Jihadi, Marxist Bolshevik. — Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025

The first date of the week is a group date for Nicolle, Geri, Robin, Amy, Monica B., Cindy, Terri, Cheryl, Carol … ugh this is getting exhausting … everyone except Debbie. — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025

But the thing is, there are so many ways to talk about that feeling — like, ugh, men. — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025

Sure, a little trash talk is part of football culture (or, in the case of NFL fans and Swift, straight-up booing her, ugh), but doesn’t the literal president of the United States have anything better to think about? — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025