Synonyms of unattractive

unattractive

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈtrak-tiv 

as in ugly

unpleasant to look at

an unattractive, awkward baby bird

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unattractive

Those efforts have run into obstacles at times, with critics charging that the protections could make the state unattractive for business development. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

Another option is to choose a product that contains both ingredients, which can offer optimal protection and potentially leave less of the unattractive white cast. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

To borrow a phrase from Simone de Beauvoir, the face is not a thing but a situation—one that is, increasingly, more technically beautiful but more spiritually unattractive, replete with new information but devoid of human meaning. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

The job itself may also be seen as unattractive given recent events. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026