Synonyms of unlovely

unlovely

adjective

ˌən-ˈləv-lē 

1

as in unpleasant

not giving pleasure to the mind or senses

Sunday night is often spoiled by the unlovely thought of having to go back to school or work the next morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unpleasant
• unpleasing
• harsh
• ugly
• bad
• nasty
• horrible
• bitter
• awful
• sour
• disgusting
• rotten
• disagreeable
• sickening
• wicked
• uncongenial
• distasteful
• unwelcome
• unpalatable
• hideous
• dreadful
• displeasing
• unsavory
• shocking
• icky
• vile
• yucky
• loathsome
• odious
• annoying
• hateful
• abominable
• repulsive
• obnoxious
• ghastly
• repugnant
• appalling
• revolting
• sick
• horrid
• invidious
• abhorrent
• irritating
• scandalous
• obscene
• offensive
• seamy
• hellish
• noisome
• unholy
• gross
• bilious
• horrendous
• repellent
• villainous
• beastly
• nauseating
• miserable
• foul
• vexing
• wretched
• nauseous
• gnarly
• aggravating
• god-awful
• crummy
• galling
• revulsive
• crappy
• lousy
• sucky
• cruddy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasant
• nice
• good
• agreeable
• grateful
• congenial
• welcome
• satisfying
• delightful
• gratifying
• pleasurable
• palatable
• delicious
• pleasing
• sweet
• charming
• friendly
• amiable
• dreamy
• jolly
• kindly
• delectable
• felicitous
• cheery

2

as in ugly

unpleasant to look at

an unlovely but efficient little machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ugly
• unpleasing
• hideous
• grotesque
• unattractive
• awful
• unappealing
• unsightly
• homely
• disgusting
• unbeautiful
• vile
• monstrous
• unpretty
• uncomely
• horrible
• unhandsome
• ill-favored
• loathsome
• repulsive
• abominable
• appalling
• revolting
• repugnant
• sickening
• horrid
• abhorrent
• distasteful
• dreadful
• repellent
• nauseating
• noisome
• gross
• nauseous
• unbecoming
• unshapely
• unaesthetic
• plain
• frumpy
• frumpish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beautiful
• lovely
• attractive
• gorgeous
• handsome
• pretty
• beauteous
• cute
• stunning
• aesthetic
• goodly
• good-looking
• fair
• ravishing
• comely
• seemly
• drop-dead
• fetching
• knockout
• shapely
• taking
• bonny
• sightly
• impressive
• well-favored
• imposing
• prepossessing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unlovely

Now the future is here, a hulking mass on an unlovely corner at the border of Hollywood and West Hollywood, surrounded by luxury apartments and empty lots. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025

It was supposed to belong to no other region, a geographic leftover to which the unlovely work of government could be relegated. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025

The Bible teaches that God is Love – infinite and always available, with no unlovely or unloving element. — Larissa Snorek, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025

In so doing, the state has taken a wholly worthwhile cause — the cause of individual choice — and sullied it with an unlovely combination of hypocrisy and two-bit protectionism. — The Editors, National Review, 7 May 2024