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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
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as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unlovely but efficient little machine
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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.
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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.
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Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Aug. 2025
The Bible teaches that God is Love – infinite and always available, with no unlovely or unloving element.
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Larissa Snorek,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
And this was something that goes by the very unlovely acronym of a BVLOS flight.
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IEEE Spectrum,
17 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unlovely
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
And this was something that goes by the very unlovely acronym of a BVLOS flight.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unlovely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlovely
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Alas, Ligeti proved to be an extraordinarily difficult collaborator, his manic perfectionism colliding with practical reality and leading to unpleasant scenes.
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The consequences are unpleasant, but can also turn dangerous very quickly as body temperature rises.
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With one notable exception, everyone over there has nothing but ugly things to say about their main villa counterparts.
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Women superheroes have always activated an ugly segment of the internet.
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The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.
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Usually a team of elegant offense, Michigan instead clanked 13 triples off the rim and relied on its inside defensive ferocity to win a game nearly as aesthetically unpleasing as UConn’s 53-41 win over Butler in 2011.
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The ace endured a rocky start punctuated by a hideous 11-run blowup in Minnesota and has now been sidelined with a shoulder injury since April 26.
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Everyone's favorite hideous ogre and delusional donkey are finally reunited.
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Plant magnolias somewhere they will be protected from harsh winds, especially when buds or flowers are developing.
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Most clarifying shampoos tend to be a little harsh and drying, but this one is gentle and nourishing.
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In the early seasons, Kenny, one of the main characters, is killed in a violent and grotesque way in almost every episode.
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In their knockout-round street fight against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Americans proved delightfully grotesque.
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That if you were deemed, as an enslaved person, if you were deemed troublesome or in some way unwanted, you would literally be sold down the river from the more northern states to the deeper south where you would potentially be treated even worse.
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Offer Real Value, Not Leftovers Most product bundles fail not because the idea is bad but because the execution misses what consumers actually want.
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Including some rather nasty, big corpo bullies who enlist specialist teams to hunt down clues, and other players, too.
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Betty Kovacs, the eldest daughter of comedian Ernie Kovacs who with her sister Kippie and stepmother, actress-singer Edie Adams, was at the center of a nasty custody battle that kept Hollywood riveted in 1962, has died.
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“Unlovely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlovely. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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