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bad-looking

ADJECTIVE

ugly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awful grisly grotesque hideous horrid unseemly unsightly

WEAK

animal appalling beastly deformed disfigured foul frightful gross hard-featured homely ill-favored loathsome misshapen monstrous not much to look at plain repelling repugnant repulsive revolting unbeautiful uncomely uninviting unlovely unprepossessing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attractive beautiful good-looking gorgeous handsome pretty

STRONG

lovely

ADJECTIVE

unattractive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disgusting repugnant repulsive unappealing

WEAK

beastly deformed disfigured frightful gross grotesque hideous homely horrid monstrous not much to look at plain repelling revolting unalluring unsightly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attractive pleasant pleasing

Example Sentences

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In one of them, a spot attacking Harman, Checchi included a photo of the lieutenant governor — and not a bad-looking one at that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“It’s a bad-looking run for both of us,” Cal said.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023

There’s nothing that bothers the filmmaker more than a bad-looking turban onscreen.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

“I did put dashing in the script, I think. Because in my mind he was a Witcher version of Zorro, and Diego is not a bad-looking dude. So I think it probably was my fault.”

From The Verge • Aug. 6, 2021

A funny woman, he thought, not that bad-looking.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

bad-looking

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