as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
along with thousands of other people, we entered our beloved pooch in a contest to find the homeliest dog in the country
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Recent Examples of homely
Her new homely passageway features a doormat, letterbox, a wreath made up of leaves and a plant.
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Like that terrible, homely, orange curly-haired nurse, with orange polyester and bad glasses.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
The homely atmosphere is complemented by genuinely warm service, making guests feel more like visiting friends than restaurant patrons.
—Lela London, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The firms today have innocuous, homely names such as Dave.com and Brigit; their websites are adorned with stock photos of young people and families evidently basking in the relief of a short-term financial crisis averted.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Like that terrible, homely, orange curly-haired nurse, with orange polyester and bad glasses.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
The homely atmosphere is complemented by genuinely warm service, making guests feel more like visiting friends than restaurant patrons.
—Lela London, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The firms today have innocuous, homely names such as Dave.com and Brigit; their websites are adorned with stock photos of young people and families evidently basking in the relief of a short-term financial crisis averted.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homely
Adjective
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This included industrialization, and, with it, the conception of leisure as a way of allowing people to recuperate from work with a temporary escape from the ugly, unhealthy atmosphere of the city.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025
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Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome had form on the bike that was frequently described as ugly.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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The Wild played a hideous third period, and the Blues got two more goals from Kyrou.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Just to give one small example: early on in the movie Bernice, who spends most of the story bedridden watching shopping channels, spots a hideous piece of clothing being advertised on television.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This vignette, marked by shimmering red decor and a grotesque clientele, feels the most inspired by Waters and his early work with Divine.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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Eight decades later, that verdict was renewed when another group of totalitarian antisemites put on a grotesque display.—
Sean Durns,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That infamously unattractive appearance led to the blobfish being declared the world’s ugliest animal as the mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The plastic surgery industrial complex only serves to enforce the unrealistic beauty standard that makes the general masses feel like our bodies are unattractive or unworthy.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Homely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homely. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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