as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape
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Recent Examples of unsightly
Brushes Some pool cleaners are equipped with brushes that help scrub away grime, algae and other unsightly material that has accumulated on the surfaces of your pool.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Cars made from 1975 and brought stateside have unsightly impact bumpers (which some subsequent owners remove or replace).
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
Some of the houses are abandoned and have become unsightly neighborhood nuisances.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025
But the defense really stepped up along the perimeter, contorting a highly efficient Tritons offense into unsightly shooting (23.3 percent from 3-point range, 38.7 percent overall).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsightly
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Cars made from 1975 and brought stateside have unsightly impact bumpers (which some subsequent owners remove or replace).
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
Some of the houses are abandoned and have become unsightly neighborhood nuisances.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025
But the defense really stepped up along the perimeter, contorting a highly efficient Tritons offense into unsightly shooting (23.3 percent from 3-point range, 38.7 percent overall).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsightly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsightly
Adjective
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The Heat finished with an ugly 12-34 record against opponents that finished this regular season with a .500 record or better.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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Brinkley in her book describes one ugly scene when Joel, deep in his cups, ate a heap of spaghetti directly from a large pan on the stove, then vehemently kicked everyone out of the house for eating his pasta.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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PreSonus has also added something called a soft start circuit that stops the speakers from making the hideous thumping sound that some speakers can produce when they are turned on or off.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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It must be emphasized that these companies are not just enabling hideous criminal activity, but directly profiting from it.—
Aaron Ping,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When caterpillars retreat to their cocoons, part of the process of transformation can be aesthetically unbecoming and grotesque.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Beyond the chaotic rise of every brood lies one of nature’s most grotesque manipulations — a horrid affair that keeps this species alive against the odds.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Unsightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsightly. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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