UNHANDSOME Synonyms: 189 Similar and Opposite Words

unhandsome

adjective

ˌən-ˈhan(t)-səm

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as in ugly

unpleasant to look at a character actor with a distinctively craggy, unhandsome face

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as in rude

showing a lack of manners or consideration for others in an interview the free-spoken actor made some unhandsome remarks about his costars

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Recent Examples of unhandsome 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

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While not the pastor of the United States, Trump surely represents the face of the United States on a daily basis, and that face is an ugly one.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026