ugly

Examples

• All

• Throughout her life, she often felt like an ugly in a world that valued beauty above all.

• Many people judged him solely on his looks, calling him an ugly despite his kind heart.

• What do they not have to do that ugly people do?

• So call me any ugly name you choose.

• And a lot of times they've had to deal with ugly people in their lives.

• When you're the ugly friend, you develop thicker skin.

• You see, that's what one good thing about me and Carl being the ugly stepchildren is.

• The ugly of the abandoned building made it hard for anyone to hope for its restoration.

Synonyms

M

monstrosity

vsugly

23 8.2

A very ugly thing that looks frightening, often a building

is less extreme, meaning unattractive without frightening or unnatural sense

E

eyesore

vsugly

• Offensive

21 5.5

A building or object that looks very ugly in a place

is milder, meaning merely considered unattractive or unpleasant in appearance

P

pigface

vsugly

• Offensive

1 9.9

An insulting name for someone considered very ugly

is neutral and non slang, describing unattractiveness without insult

B

bad looker

vsugly

• Offensive

8.4

A person who many people think is not good looking

applies to both people and things, not only people

Antonyms

B

beautiful

∞ 1.0

Pleasant to see, hear, or think about

A

attractive

680 1.0

Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested

Idioms

U

ugly as sin

• Offensive

2 7.2

Very unpleasant to look at or to be with

F

fell out of the ugly tree

• Offensive

1 9.9

A joking way to say that someone looks very ugly

H

hit with the ugly stick

• Offensive

1 9.9

To call someone ugly as a joke

B

beat with the ugly stick

• Offensive

9.9

A person or thing that looks very ugly, said as a joke

F

to fall from the ugly stick

• Offensive

9.9

To look much less attractive after a sudden change

Compounds

U

ugly ass

• Offensive

8 9.9

A rude slang way to say something looks very bad

B

butt-ugly

• Offensive

5 9.3

Extremely unpleasant to look at

U

ugly duckling

3 4.2

Someone or something that seems not attractive at first but later becomes admired

U

ugly stick

• Offensive

1 9.3

A person or thing that looks very unattractive, often said as a joke

C

coyote ugly

• Slang

1 9.9

Feeling very unattractive and sorry after drinking or partying

B

butt-ugly wallpaper

• Offensive

9.3

A wall covering that looks very ugly

P

plug-ugly

• Offensive

9.9

A violent person who bullies weaker people

How Ugly

hideous

171 5.1

ugly

• Offensive

1 2.0

unattractive

37 1.8

plain

50 2.5

Surface Forms

Etymology