as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unattractive, awkward baby bird
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Recent Examples of unattractive
The commencement speech is an increasingly unattractive gig to many high-profile speakers, said David Murray, the executive director of the Professional Speechwriters Association.
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Despite currently trading at around $10, Guess stock appears fundamentally unattractive.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Germinated grass seed is usually unattractive to birds, although some birds are unpredictable, so the faster the seed germinates, the better.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
Toss the blurry or unattractive photos that aren't worth keeping.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Despite currently trading at around $10, Guess stock appears fundamentally unattractive.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Germinated grass seed is usually unattractive to birds, although some birds are unpredictable, so the faster the seed germinates, the better.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
Toss the blurry or unattractive photos that aren't worth keeping.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unattractive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattractive
Adjective
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The birds' droppings end up on the ground and windows below, creating an ugly scene for staff, branch patrons and passersby walking in the River Market District.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Compare the first half of Season 15 to Jodie Whittaker’s last outing as the Doctor, and things get uglier.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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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
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But Eleanor has backed herself into an awful corner, and in some ways, so too has Johansson’s film, which is stuck trying to impart sage wisdom through the lens of a truly hideous (if well-meaning) lie.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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There are no save-the-cat redemptions for a man who became famous for torturing, murdering and performing hideous experiments on countless Jews as part of a team of doctors overseeing medical services at Auschwitz-Birkenau.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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However sincere and dedicated Bianca Cline’s efforts are, there’s something grotesque about hiring a second cinematographer to attempt to reproduce Hutchins’s style, and something perverse about digitally pasting an actor’s face on another’s in order to maintain continuity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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It’s stylized, grotesque — and apparently, mother-repellent.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 May 2025
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“Unattractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattractive. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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