ugly
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- unattractive, homely (chiefly U.S.), ill-favoured, plain, unlovely, unprepossessing, unsightly
- unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, horrid, objectionable, shocking, terrible
- ominous, baleful, dangerous, menacing, sinister

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Antonyms: beautiful
Contrasted words: comely, fair, good-looking, handsome, lovely, pretty, attractive, prepossessing
Related Idioms: homely as a mud (or hedge) fence, not much to look at, short on looks
Related Words: homely, plain, bizarre, grotesque, repelling, repugnant, repulsive, unattractive, uninviting, unpleasing, unprepossessing

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English Thesaurus: ugly, unattractive, unsightly, hideous, repulsive, ...

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ug‧ly S3 /ˈʌɡli/ adjective (comparative uglier, superlative ugliest)
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: uggligr 'frightening', from uggr 'fear']

1. extremely unattractive and unpleasant to look at Synonym : hideous Antonym : beautiful:
a very ugly man
the ugliest building in town
Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly).

2. used to describe a situation which is very bad or violent, and which makes you feel frightened or threatened:
There were ugly scenes as rival gangs started attacking each other.
an ugly incident

3. ugly ideas, feelings, remarks etc are unpleasant:
Jealousy is an ugly emotion.
ugly rumors

4. ugly duckling someone who is less attractive, successful etc than other people, but who becomes beautiful and successful later
—ugliness noun [uncountable]

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ugly
adj.
I. unattractive
VERBS be, look
ADV. extremely, hideously, incredibly, really, very The witch was hideously ugly.
almost | pretty, quite, rather

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ugly
II. dangerous/threatening
VERBS be, look, sound | get, turn
ADV. really, very | pretty, quite A fight started and things got pretty ugly.
potentially

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ugly very unpleasant to look at - used about people, objects, and buildings:
She thinks she's ugly but she's not.
an ugly block of flats
cheap ugly furniture
unattractive not pleasant to look at. Unattractive sounds more formal and less strong than ugly:
an unattractive modern town which was built during the 1960s
Women found him unattractive.
unsightly formal not pleasant to look at, and spoiling the appearance of something:
Unsightly red spots started to appear on her face.
The windows have been blocked off with unsightly metal bars.
hideous extremely ugly:
His hideous face twisted into a smile.
a hideous concrete shopping centre
a hideous monster
repulsive extremely ugly, especially in a way that makes you want to look away:
His appearance was so repulsive he had to wear a mask.
grotesque extremely ugly in a strange or unnatural way:
A grotesque figure appeared out of the darkness.
an eyesore (also a blot on the landscape) noun [singular] something that is so ugly that it spoils the appearance of an area:
Local residents regard the new office building as an eyesore.
I think wind turbines are a blot on the landscape - why can't people just use less electricity?

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