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Antonyms for unattractive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-trak-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : əˈtræk tɪv



Definition of unattractive

Origin :
  • 1729, from un- (1) "not" + attractive. Related: Unattractively; unattractiveness.
  • adj ugly
Example sentences :
  • The fruit is unattractive in appearance, and the quality is not high.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • It was always to the most unlovable and unattractive that Angela's heart went out.
  • Extract from : « The Carroll Girls » by Mabel Quiller-Couch
  • As somebody remarked cynically once, she was too unattractive to be anything else.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • She is quieter in her movements and her shyness is not unattractive.
  • Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
  • We had no idea how long this unattractive place might be our home.
  • Extract from : « From Plotzk to Boston » by Mary Antin
  • Unattractive as are the names of the two last, the fish themselves are excellent.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • In the Second Part, she is old, unattractive, and is a widow.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 » by Arthur Acheson
  • But if Stott was unattractive to women, women were even more unattractive to Stott.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford
  • He was not unattractive in appearance, his fortune was considerable, and his manners were good.
  • Extract from : « The Explorer » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • By this light, for one moment only, we saw a strange, and not unattractive spectacle.
  • Extract from : « Queen Sheba's Ring » by H. Rider Haggard

Synonyms for unattractive

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