as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unattractive, awkward baby bird
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Recent Examples of unattractive
Trump has long said wind power turbines are unattractive and endanger birds, and that solar installations take up too much land.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Does that make the slower car an unattractive race car?
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
While most will not severely affect plant life in your yard, some mushrooms are unattractive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
The below shows the 100 most unattractive public buildings across the country, as voted for by 3,012 Americans.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Does that make the slower car an unattractive race car?
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
While most will not severely affect plant life in your yard, some mushrooms are unattractive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
The below shows the 100 most unattractive public buildings across the country, as voted for by 3,012 Americans.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattractive
Adjective
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Lindell handles very ugly, difficult matchups and usually comes out on top, regardless of who he’s partnered with.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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If the scoreline made for ugly reading, the performance wasn’t much better.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.—
Eric Tegler,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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The Jets did precious little against the hideous Dallas defense and, on the other side of the ball, allowed scoring drives of 90 and 91 yards.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, such a transition as implied by the current crisis necessitates and implies a coming organizational shift in society, but that could either result in a hideous fascism or in something genuinely utopian.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Later, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs drew from Gein’s grotesque legacy.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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And having a 'hate speech' crackdown in the name of Charlie Kirk — a man who absolutely rejected 'hate speech' laws — is especially grotesque.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Unattractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattractive. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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