UNATTRACTIVE Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

unattractive

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈtrak-tiv

Definition of unattractive

as in ugly

unpleasant to look at an unattractive, awkward baby bird

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Recent Examples of unattractive An extremely unattractive teenage girl who resembled a forty-year-old matron in a women’s prison rather than a young woman fresh on the road to self-discovery approached me. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Investors want compensation for the fiscal risk, making long-duration Treasuries unattractive compared to other assets. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 The tens of thousands of people traveling at once and the road closures near the stadium and Atlanta park made driving very unattractive. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Not at all times because catastrophes happen and underwriting can sometimes get so crowded that the pricing becomes unattractive. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unattractive

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Adjective

The bad and ugly, though, has been a long list in years past, but especially in this season.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Hidden truths rear their ugly head, making for an increasingly tense triangle interaction.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 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

Alabama has been busily demonstrating that the reverse is true, following a string of hideous botched lethal injection executions with a series of no less gruesome executions with nitrogen suffocation.

— Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
But then comes the ad, a full-screen photo of a hideous brown leather recliner.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hideous

Adjective

The film is a wild, frequently grotesque spectacle that careens between horror, action, slapstick, and black comedy.

— Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The bell, sans artist, continues to mark the passage of time, ringing every hour over the pavilion and its guests, a grotesque altar to the ongoing Venetian apocalypse.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of grotesque

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