as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unattractive, awkward baby bird
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Recent Examples of unattractive
The stands are big but unattractive from the outside, bar the brickwork around the Holte End.
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
In addition to their landscaping appeal, ferns are known for being unattractive to slugs, says gardening expert Kathy Jentz.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 May 2026
Tokyo Scramble is a mess with its unattractive environments, lackluster stealth gameplay, inconsistent in-game systems, and laughably bad narrative beats.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
From the dramatic adolescent to the unpredictable PMS-ing woman to the irritable menopausal crone, unattractive stereotypes of women ruled by their hormones abound.
—Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
In addition to their landscaping appeal, ferns are known for being unattractive to slugs, says gardening expert Kathy Jentz.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 May 2026
Tokyo Scramble is a mess with its unattractive environments, lackluster stealth gameplay, inconsistent in-game systems, and laughably bad narrative beats.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
From the dramatic adolescent to the unpredictable PMS-ing woman to the irritable menopausal crone, unattractive stereotypes of women ruled by their hormones abound.
—Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattractive
Adjective
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Putting to one side any uglier consequences of illness or less fixable emotional wounds, the film follows suit — though there’s only a glancing sense here that death is for life, not just for Christmas.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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Monday's matchup was one of the ugliest games of the year for the Eagles, committing five costly turnovers in the 22-19 loss.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Usually a team of elegant offense, Michigan instead clanked 13 triples off the rim and relied on its inside defensive ferocity to win a game nearly as aesthetically unpleasing as UConn’s 53-41 win over Butler in 2011.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Supposedly the poem was inspired by a peyote-vision where the edifice of San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake Hotel was transformed into a hideous, twisted, demonic visage, which inspired the beating heart of Howl’s second section.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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This used to be a death knell—the shoes that fit the bill were hideous until a few years ago.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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His depictions of Kali, in particular, seem preoccupied with violent power, rendered through large and grotesque forms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
4 June 2026
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The contemporary entertainment industry pushes that logic into nearly grotesque territory, as film and TV productions compete against 24/7 internet feeds and a rapidly changing meme dialect designed to always leave someone out of the loop.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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“Unattractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattractive. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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