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Another word for ugly

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Adjective

  1. Extremely displeasing to the eye

    Idioms:
    See also:

    beautiful

  2. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings

    See also:

    pain

    like

  3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms

    See also:

    calm

  4. Having or showing a bad temper

    Idioms:
    See also:

    attitude

Noun

  1. An unsightly object

    See also:

    beautiful

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Another word for ugly

Modifier

  1. Ill-favored

    Antonyms:

  2. Unpleasant

    See also:

    unpleasant

    Antonyms:

  3. Dangerous

    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • I wasn't ugly, but I didn't consider myself beautiful.

  • She shook her head to clear the ugly thought.

  • Guess I'm the ugly duckling in this group.

  • He was short, near-sighted, ugly and exceptionally awkward.

  • There was nothing ugly between them.

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