UNHANDSOME Synonyms: 189 Similar and Opposite Words

unhandsome

adjective

ˌən-ˈhan(t)-səm

Definition of unhandsome

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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Adjective

In 2022, the Dolphins were mired in a five-game losing streak late in the season and somehow found a way to scratch out an ugly victory against the New York Jets, 11-6, in the finale to earn a wildcard playoff berth.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
As climate change continues to rear its ugly head, this summer has been particularly brutal for much of the planet.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of ugly

Adjective

Other teachers would also forward Phillips copies of rude emails sent by Moore.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Loud phone use, rude behavior toward airport staff, and careless suitcase handling can make stressful terminals even more frustrating.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of rude

Adjective

The identity of the unpleasing Lindsay Marriott’s slayer has no pressing interest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
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

Definition of unpleasing

Adjective

But the tournament will also be remembered for a classless and churlish Argentina, which forever stained itself with a thuggish performance in the game and an ungracious one afterward.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.

— Greg Cote April 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of ungracious

Adjective

Another reason to feel supreme confidence in this team’s juggernaut potential is that Chicago’s defense appears to be just as hideous as the fantasy community had hoped.

— Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Three seconds later, I was surrounded by hideous monsters who were probably nice kids before the local NBC news devoted the feature story on their prime-time show Weekend to an in-depth study of English punk.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hideous

Adjective

But where Hwan’s Christianity is a willful, grotesque misreading of the Bible, Latif actively wrestles with his moral shortcomings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Oppenheim has persuasively rendered a grotesque phenomenon, but his curiosity seems to stop at how everyone and everything looked.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of grotesque

Adjective

The closer your warm-up brings you to the actual speed, direction and movement demands of your activity, the less abrupt the transition from preparation to performance.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Deliberately choppy and abrupt in its transitions from sequences that almost play like standalone shorts, Masc may be too rarefied to venture beyond fests and niche settings.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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