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Recent Examples of uncute
Zengel is now twelve years old, and what’s remarkable is that, though armed with blond hair, blue eyes, and, God help us, freckles, she is formidably uncute throughout the film.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2020
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncute
Adjective
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Some perennials, like peonies, bloom briefly and can look unattractive for the rest of the season.—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
10 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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Then over the Pont de la Concorde, an unbeautiful bridge that holds great historical significance.—
Anna Hartley,
Washington Post,
19 Aug. 2022
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But it is often done in some very unbeautiful circumstances, for low wages, and in unhealthy work environments.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
10 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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Last year, the two teams met in London in an ugly 13-11 Denver win.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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With respect to humor’s inherent subjectivity, the appallingly ugly aesthetics of the AI overwhelm any possible comedic sensibility on display.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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With this latest special, fans get a peek into Squirm's colorful yet grotesque world of goop, gore and guts.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2026
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His facial injuries were grotesque, and twice the referee summoned the ringside doctor to have a look, but, to his credit, Wardley never looked for a way out.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Even seemingly benign alterations for aesthetic reasons are prohibited, such as removing the photojournalist’s own shadow or evidence of their camera equipment, removing an unsightly wire or fencepost, or airbrushing someone’s facial features to increase attractiveness.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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This unsightly weed is an aggressive grower that outcompetes turf for water, nutrients, and sunlight, resulting in a stressed lawn with bald patches.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the ’50s, almost all apparel sold in America was made in America, much of it in that blunt, unhandsome neighborhood halfway between Midtown and Chelsea, a patch of blocks less than a square mile, crammed daily with hundreds of thousands of workers.—
Susan Dominus Photographs by Joshua Kissi Styled by Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs by Collier Schorr Styled by Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait by Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs by Tina Barney,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Any idea on when this hideous barcode-design strip will be released?—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Such is a snarky line that Emily Blunt delivers as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada, a character who would rather faint than wear something hideous.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The nonprofit was founded in 2008 in order to transform scaffolding, construction fencing, and other unlovely temporary urban spaces into canvases for public art.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The tree house was situated in an unlovely strip of forest a few hundred yards wide, squeezed between a six-lane highway and a freight rail line, on the drab gray edge of Vancouver.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Uncute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncute. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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