unbeautiful
- adjective
- /ʌnˈbjuːtɪfəl/
- The old building looked unbeautiful among the modern skyscrapers surrounding it.
Examples
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His unbeautiful personality made it hard for people to befriend him.
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A man has two legs, two arms, and a rather unbeautiful head.
Fiction book (1996) -
You know, sometimes it's unbeautiful, it's uncompelling, and you just have to keep moving through it.
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Even the faces of the unbeautiful children riveted him with a force far more powerful than beauty.
Fiction book (1995) -
She felt unattractive and unbeautiful after seeing the glamorous models in the magazine.
Synonyms
Not pleasant to look at
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
Not pleasant to look at or to the senses
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
Unpleasant to look at
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
Not pleasant or attractive
Not attractive or impressive to look at
Not pleasant to look at or to be part of
Not attractive and unpleasant to see or hear
Not attractive to look at
Not pleasant to look at
Something that is not pretty to look at, for example a town or view
Not pleasing to look at
Not attractive or interesting
Looks plain and not attractive or exciting
Not attractive to look at
A person or thing that looks awkward and not pleasing to the eye
Antonyms
How Unattractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unbeautiful is made by adding un- meaning 'not' to beautiful, which comes from the idea of 'beauty'. So it literally means 'not beautiful' and is used for things, looks, or actions that seem unattractive.