UGLINESS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

ugliness

noun

Definition of ugliness

as in unattractiveness

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Recent Examples of ugliness There will be controversy, grift and venality, supporters will get lost and lose themselves in a fog of legalese, accounting and abbreviations — VAR, SCR, LOL, FFS — there will be ugliness and misgivings and a lot of meh. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The ugliness of the comment drew immediate pushback from CNN and other journalists, who defended Holmes. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 The distinction between ugliness and vulgarity feels important now. — Debbie Millman, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 Does this require us to break the taboo around ugliness—to name it, as Fairyington does? — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ugliness

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Noun

Historically, appearing fatigued has been associated with poor health, aging and unattractiveness.

— Ella Alexander, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of unattractiveness

Noun

Its homeliness is also its wealth—small and bricked, perhaps no longer functioning in its original capacity as a home to farmers but retaining a gift for earthy pleasures by keeping green, by keeping humble.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
While Nara Smith has gained popularity for cooking entirely from scratch, Bob’s approach is leans into relatability, comfort and homeliness rather than aspiration.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of homeliness

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The sheer fact of filming fills a frame, even one composed with quasi-documentary plainness, with a plethora of details of narrative, expressive, aesthetic, intellectual, and historical import.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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