EYE-CATCHERS Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

eye-catchers

noun

plural of eye-catcher

as in eyesores

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Dissimilar Words

visions

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Noun

While some can look like eyesores in an otherwise handsome backyard, this one adds tons of charm.

— Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
Anything with a trellis attached to the back is a great way to hide taller outdoor eyesores or look for options on wheels.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 June 2026

Definition of eyesores

Noun

Like Ophelia’s Got Talent, and intersecting with many of its themes, A Year Without Summer is all about bodily monstrosities.

— Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of monstrosities

Noun

Many of its founding members had seen the horrors of World War I up close (Breton and several others had served in the French army) and blamed their fathers’ generation for the carnage.

— Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Netflix is releasing a new game show, one that combines the popularity of Squid Game, the timeless charms of the live-action Wonka experience, and the unwanted ubiquity of technofascist horrors beyond our comprehension.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2026

Definition of horrors

Noun

The route starts with the more popular south-shore sights, then grows quieter after Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, continuing into the East Fjords and northern Iceland.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Scientists cannot agree on how this shift from nonlife to life, or abiogenesis, happened, but some have turned their sights on trying it out for themselves in the lab.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of sights

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