as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unpretty accumulation of trash right next to the entrance to the restaurant
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Recent Examples of unpretty
The lyrics speak of the unpretty side of heartbreak: emotional dependency, isolation, and the way losing someone can make ordinary life feel lifeless and decayed.
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Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Alone in unpretty industrial locales, Young seems at home.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
5 May 2023
Here, on display, in courts and prisons, is the unpretty gunk of liberal democracy.
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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.
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Wired Staff,
Wired,
29 Sep. 2020
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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
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Both state and church are also known for failing to live up to those ideals, for permitting indefensible abuses, for ugly histories.
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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.
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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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Everyone's favorite hideous ogre and delusional donkey are finally reunited.
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This is a hideous colour, the sort that shouldn’t be seen anywhere other than on someone helping kids cross the road near a school.
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“Unpretty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpretty. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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