UNSIGHTLY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

unsightly

adjective

ˌən-ˈsīt-lē

Definition of unsightly

as in ugly

unpleasant to look at strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape

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Recent Examples of unsightly At the same time, function doesn’t have to come at the cost of unsightly outdoor gear. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026 Red wine is notorious for leaving behind an unsightly discoloration in your favorite clothes, but the good news is that this stain doesn't have to stick around forever! — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health. — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026 The project has yet to start, a development failure that’s left an empty and unsightly lot in its wake. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsightly

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Adjective

But the reason for this rather ugly framing device is that the team strives to educate the masses in the art of bankrobbing at the expense of being caught.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
Even when things got ugly under Carrick, the supporters chose to back the former midfielder, putting the blame firmly at the feet of the players and the club’s hierarchy.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of ugly

Adjective

The identity of the unpleasing Lindsay Marriott’s slayer has no pressing interest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.

— Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

Definition of unpleasing

Adjective

There is the hideous poverty and working-class conditions—in the mines, the textile factories, the steel mills—with all of their dangerous, low-end jobs and lack of hope, that produce both the era’s anarchists and its socialists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
In his latest romp, corporate greed, lovable cows and hideous monsters converge in Richland, Ohio.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of hideous

Adjective

Tariffs and trade wars, Canada-bashing, Europe-bashing, the betrayal of Ukraine and embrace of Vladimir Putin, the grotesque self-enrichment of himself and his circle, the unleashing of an armed militia of ICE goons on our streets.

— Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
The idea shows up in mythology—from Zeus transforming into every kind of animal to commit adultery to Psyche being warned that her new husband, Eros, would be grotesque—as well as in folklore and countless retellings of Beauty and the Beast.

— Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of grotesque

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