as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape
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Recent Examples of unsightly
It’s formulated with ceramides to hydrate your manicure and fill unsightly ridges and cracks.
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Keep it Fresh There are other ways to keep your refrigerator smelling fresh than an unsightly box of baking soda.
—Kristin Corpuz, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2026
Overcrowding in its Sky Club airport lounges prompted the airline to raise the entry bar to get rid of unsightly lines.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The Courier Journal reported several unsightly discoveries in the Falls of the Ohio area, including a truckload of dead sheep left to rot.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Keep it Fresh There are other ways to keep your refrigerator smelling fresh than an unsightly box of baking soda.
—Kristin Corpuz, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2026
Overcrowding in its Sky Club airport lounges prompted the airline to raise the entry bar to get rid of unsightly lines.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The Courier Journal reported several unsightly discoveries in the Falls of the Ohio area, including a truckload of dead sheep left to rot.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsightly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsightly
Adjective
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The outcome was already decided – an ugly display of basketball that was never competitive – but potentially losing Doncic proverbially sucked the oxygen out of the visitors’ locker room after the game.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rosemary makes one of the best companion plants for apple trees because of its strong scent that's unpleasing to critters looking to snack on a juicy red apple.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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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
Adjective
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All our buildings are these hideous rectangles.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, their appearance is so hideous to ordinary flesh-and-blood creatures that looking at a Medusan is liable to induce madness and death.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Goombas are Gremlin-like and grotesque.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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The finale is a suitably grotesque affair with a body count that’s impressive even by genre standards.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Unsightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsightly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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