English adjective: ugly | |||
1. | ugly displeasing to the senses | ||
Samples | An ugly face. Ugly furniture. | ||
Similar | disfigured, evil-looking, fugly, grotesque, hideous, ill-favored, ill-favoured, monstrous, repulsive, scrofulous, unlovely, unpicturesque, unsightly | ||
See also | awkward, displeasing, unattractive | ||
Attribute | beauty | ||
Antonyms | beautiful | ||
2. | ugly inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace | ||
Samples | A surly waiter. An ugly frame of mind. | ||
Synonyms | surly | ||
Similar | ill-natured | ||
Antonyms | good-natured | ||
3. | ugly morally reprehensible | ||
Samples | Would do something as despicable as murder. Ugly crimes. The vile development of slavery appalled them. A slimy little liar. | ||
Synonyms | despicable, slimy, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched | ||
Similar | evil | ||
Antonyms | good | ||
4. | ugly provoking horror | ||
Samples | An atrocious automobile accident. A frightful crime of decapitation. An alarming, even horrifying, picture. War is beyond all words horrible. An ugly wound. | ||
Synonyms | atrocious, frightful, horrible, horrifying | ||
Similar | alarming | ||
Antonyms | unalarming | ||