UNSIGHTLINESS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unsightliness

noun

Definition of unsightliness

as in ugliness

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Recent Examples of unsightliness All the chickens, turkeys, goats, and pigs carry a certain odor, their makeshift habitat a distinct unsightliness, which disagree with Bruce and his husband Darrell’s more regal tastes. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026

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Noun

But those ideals block the play from being fully honest—by letting ugliness stick around.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
His reputation has dwindled in recent years, and not without good reason—there’s a lot of ugliness in his work, especially his attitude toward women.

— Charlie Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of ugliness

Noun

Its homeliness is also its wealth—small and bricked, perhaps no longer functioning in its original capacity as a home to farmers but retaining a gift for earthy pleasures by keeping green, by keeping humble.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
While Nara Smith has gained popularity for cooking entirely from scratch, Bob’s approach is leans into relatability, comfort and homeliness rather than aspiration.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of homeliness

Noun

The sheer fact of filming fills a frame, even one composed with quasi-documentary plainness, with a plethora of details of narrative, expressive, aesthetic, intellectual, and historical import.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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