EYESORE Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

eyesore

noun

ˈī-ˌsȯr

Definition of eyesore next

as in mess

something unpleasant to look at the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore

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Recent Examples of eyesore But heat and humidity can turn a beautiful metal set into a rusty eyesore that hurts to sit on. —

Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 Since 1851, the Charles Street Jail was an eyesore in Boston nudged between Massachusetts General Hospital, the Charles River, and the charming streets of Beacon Hill. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Corcoran, who represents the Deer Creek Home Owners Association, said a home under construction for several years and under different builders has become an eyesore. —

Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Indeed, back in the 1990s and 2000s, municipalities across the country were happily demolishing Brutalist eyesores made to house the poor. —

Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for eyesore

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesore

mess

Noun

Topuria was a bloody and swollen mess by the time his corner stopped the fight between the fourth and fifth rounds.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
In other words, why mess with perfection?

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 June 2026