Synonyms of ugly

ugly

adjective

ˈə-glē 

1

as in hideous

unpleasant to look at

her first attempt at painting was pretty ugly—a portrait of her sister that was not at all flattering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hideous
• grotesque
• unpleasing
• disgusting
• unattractive
• awful
• monstrous
• horrible
• unsightly
• unappealing
• vile
• unlovely
• homely
• unbeautiful
• unpretty
• uncomely
• sickening
• appalling
• ill-favored
• dreadful
• repulsive
• unhandsome
• loathsome
• abominable
• horrid
• revolting
• gross
• repugnant
• repellent
• abhorrent
• nauseating
• plain
• distasteful
• nauseous
• frumpy
• repellant
• noisome
• unbecoming
• unaesthetic
• unshapely
• frumpish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beautiful
• attractive
• pretty
• handsome
• gorgeous
• cute
• lovely
• aesthetic
• stunning
• good-looking
• beauteous
• fair
• ravishing
• esthetic
• comely
• goodly
• drop-dead
• seemly
• knockout
• aesthetical
• fetching
• shapely
• taking
• impressive
• sightly
• bonny
• esthetical
• well-favored
• imposing
• bonnie
• prepossessing

2

as in disgusting

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment

an ugly suggestion for controlling the overpopulation of deer in the area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disgusting
• awful
• horrible
• hideous
• sickening
• shocking
• obnoxious
• obscene
• dreadful
• offensive
• nasty
• unpleasant
• evil
• gross
• repulsive
• horrid
• loathsome
• terrible
• appalling
• abominable
• gruesome
• odious
• revolting
• horrific
• horrendous
• repugnant
• scandalous
• abhorrent
• distasteful
• undesirable
• noxious
• repellent
• foul
• nauseating
• rancid
• nauseous
• noisome
• vile
• disturbing
• unwanted
• fulsome
• hateful
• monstrous
• repellant
• miserable
• objectionable
• disagreeable
• grim
• horrifying
• detestable
• contemptible
• unhealthy
• despicable
• sick
• ghastly
• heinous
• brackish
• unwholesome
• atrocious
• unwelcome
• nightmarish
• hard
• lousy
• unspeakable
• frightful
• grisly
• sickly
• unsavory
• uncivilized
• lurid
• exceptionable
• dislikeable
• execrable
• barbarous
• dislikable
• macabre
• ungodly
• upsetting
• unholy
• distressing
• sickish
• unchristian
• off-putting
• grewsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocuous
• attractive
• acceptable
• desirable
• pleasant
• sweet
• nice
• delightful
• inoffensive
• delicious
• alluring
• appealing
• agreeable
• welcome
• enjoyable
• dreamy
• satisfying
• darling
• luscious
• pleasing
• heavenly
• congenial
• likable
• likeable
• pleasurable
• gratifying
• delectable
• palatable
• blessed
• inviting
• felicitous
• savory
• savoury
• dulcet
• blest
• unobjectionable
• healthy
• unexceptionable
• wholesome
• healthful
• delightsome
• salutary
• salubrious
• restorative

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an ugly scar

an unattractive scar

a nasty scar

a horrible scar

a hideous scar

a gruesome scar

an ugly scene

a bad scene

a nasty scene

an awful scene

a terrible scene

an unappealing scene

an ugly truth

a dirty truth

a dark truth

an unpleasant truth

a nasty truth

an awful truth

an ugly word

a bad word

a nasty word

a horrible word

a disgusting word

a hideous word

an ugly picture

an unattractive picture

an unlovely picture

an unpleasant picture

an unappealing picture

a hideous picture

Examples of ugly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Something is amiss when the garish and grotesque displays go up earlier and get uglier every year even as people’s belief in their religious purpose fades. —Fr. Donald Planty, National Review, 6 Oct. 2024

The team pulled off an ugly trifecta in 2014: Colorado’s .242 batting average, .704 OPS and 1,617 strikeouts were all the worst in franchise history. —Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024

But economists point out that inflation can bring that party to an ugly end—forcing governments to pay higher interest to lenders, and then to borrow more to pay that interest. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024

The Yankees finished with 94 wins, banking 50 of those victories in their first 72 games and going 34-23 in their final 57 games following an ugly stretch of 23 losses in 33 games. —Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024