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Recent Examples of unpretty Alone in unpretty industrial locales, Young seems at home. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 May 2023 Here, on display, in courts and prisons, is the unpretty gunk of liberal democracy. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020 Hari Kunzru’s new novel, Red Pill, offers a memorably unpretty glimpse into suburban Germany, a place rocked by the same strain of bleak, post-truth right-wing extremism that fills up Trump rallies and Blue Lives Matter protests. Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpretty
Adjective
  • The only debate is which of his five interceptions against LSU was the ugliest and/or costliest in a 20-10 loss.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The results were ugly and caused lasting damage to our citizens' livelihoods and our city's reputation.
    Ted Wheeler, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.
    Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
  • His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.
    SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
  • Hart was short, with a hideous combover.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That hideous incentive triggered My Lai and other similarly heinous attacks.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Unpretty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpretty. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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