as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unattractive, awkward baby bird
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Recent Examples of unattractive
Unfortunately, market realities, downtown’s challenges, and the difficult business environment at the city, county and state levels make this project unattractive for most developers to pursue.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
An office tower may look unattractive on paper because vacancy is high, but a closer look could reveal that the property sits in a desirable submarket poised for growth, or that new infrastructure, universities or medical centers are about to create long-term tenants.
—Jack Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Does that make the slower car an unattractive race car?
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
While most will not severely affect plant life in your yard, some mushrooms are unattractive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
An office tower may look unattractive on paper because vacancy is high, but a closer look could reveal that the property sits in a desirable submarket poised for growth, or that new infrastructure, universities or medical centers are about to create long-term tenants.
—Jack Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Does that make the slower car an unattractive race car?
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
While most will not severely affect plant life in your yard, some mushrooms are unattractive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattractive
Adjective
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Not because the moms themselves are toxic people, but because the dynamic shifts into an ugly place with mean-girl behavior.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sure, coach Mike Tomlin's teams tend to win ugly games, but not in the playoffs — at least not lately.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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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When her rival, Poot’s Thea, arrives underdressed, Hedda forces her into a hideous frock with fussy bows and an ungainly skirt.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Here, see the real-life The Twits cast side-by-side with their hilariously hideous animated counterparts.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The grotesque charade didn’t seem to belong to this world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
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Dazzled by their self-image as humanity’s philanthropic guides, they were doomed to reprise the grotesque logic of slave camps under the flag of freedom.—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Unattractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattractive. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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