unpretty
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5.0
- adjective
- /ʌnˈprɪti/
- His photographs often captured the unpretty realities of urban life.
Examples
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Rebecca's not a pretty woman, but not unpretty either.
Fiction book (1995) -
No matter how unpretty a spectacle it was for them.
Blog text (6) -
That's too unpretty.
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I felt like every moment of my life that I've ever felt unpretty was erased with Lance's affections.
Blog text (20) -
Just by sitting, she projected grievance, the unfairness of being large and unpretty, and having a sister who'd been raped and murdered and pushed into a ditch off a county road.
Fiction book (1995) -
He favored his right arm, and the uneven strokes tended to send the skull into an unpretty series of connected arcs, but at least he was moving.
Fiction book (1999) -
The abandoned house looked unpretty after years of neglect and overgrown weeds.
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She wore an unpretty frown as she listened to the harsh criticisms from her peers.
Synonyms
842
1.0
Not pleasant to look at
156
5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
42
1.8
Not pleasant to look at or to the senses
41
7.4
Not fashionable or popular and thought boring
15
4.1
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
15
4.5
Unpleasant to look at
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5.4
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
2
7.2
Very unpleasant to look at or to be with
2
8.2
Not attractive or impressive to look at
1
6.0
Not attractive and unpleasant to see or hear
1
8.0
Not attractive to look at, especially in the face
1
7.4
Showy and cheap in a way that looks low quality
1
6.2
Not attractive in looks or style
1
8.1
Not pleasant to look at
1
4.5
Not pleasant to be with or attractive to look at
1
6.6
Not attractive to look at
1
7.0
Not attractive or charming in an obvious way
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3.7
Not fashionable or elegant in appearance
1
8.0
Not fashionable or stylish, often plain and old-fashioned
1
6.7
A person or thing that looks awkward and not pleasing to the eye
1
5.5
Plain and not made to look stylish or perfect
1
6.8
Not attractive or interesting
Not attractive to look at
Looking unpleasant to eat because it seems old, dirty or spoiled
Antonyms
How Pretty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unpretty is simply un- 'not' plus pretty, which means 'nice' or 'attractive'. So unpretty means 'not pretty' and is used for people or situations that have become unpleasant or ugly.