as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape
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Recent Examples of unsightly
The unsightly and disease breeding accumulations of winter cannot be removed too soon.
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Crusty eyes can be unsightly and irritating, but there are ways to manage and treat the debris and keep your eyes clean and healthy.
—Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Overhead fixtures weren’t ideal with the ceiling height, so each table was custom designed to accommodate tabletop lighting that is wired directly into the furniture to eliminate unsightly cords.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
This decorative wooden box will discreetly hide those unsightly items that ultimately end up on my coffee table.
—Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsightly
Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Crusty eyes can be unsightly and irritating, but there are ways to manage and treat the debris and keep your eyes clean and healthy.
—Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Overhead fixtures weren’t ideal with the ceiling height, so each table was custom designed to accommodate tabletop lighting that is wired directly into the furniture to eliminate unsightly cords.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
This decorative wooden box will discreetly hide those unsightly items that ultimately end up on my coffee table.
—Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsightly
Adjective
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The advanced metrics paint an ugly picture for the Suns as well over that span: 114.0 OffRtg (11th), 117.3 DefRtg (27th), -3.2 NetRtg (21st).—
Evan Sidery,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Or the constitutional dystopia in which we are now caught, beside which even the ugliest onscreen villainy pales into insignificance?—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 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 result was good for the Jayhawks, as the Cyclones shot a hideous 1-for-12 (11%) from long range.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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Rust is a big deal, as is the fact that many Panteras have been mangled by previous owners bestowing hideous enhancements (think bad celebrity plastic surgery) on otherwise desirable cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Their legacy includes the extreme outfits of the flamboyant criminals and hairdressers in Female Trouble (1974) and the grotesque Mortvillians in Desperate Living (1977) Smith to Polyester (1982) and Hairspray (1988) to more mainstream films such as Cry-Baby (1990) and Serial Mom (1994).—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Werfel concocted a more tortuous explanation for his wife’s grotesque behavior.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Unsightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsightly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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