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Definition of ugly
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Other Words from ugly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for ugly
Synonyms: Adjective
grotesque, hideous, homely, ill-favored, monstrous, unappealing, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely, unhandsome, unlovely, unpleasing, unpretty, unsightly, vile
Antonyms: Adjective
aesthetic (also esthetic), attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], comely, cute, drop-dead, fair, fetching, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, lovely, pretty, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored
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Examples of ugly in a Sentence
Adjective
an ugly shade of green They avoided what could have been an ugly situation. He has an ugly disposition.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Politics are ugly, religion is struggling, technology is stressful, and the economy is unfortunate. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "National Dog Day 2019: Best quotes, inspiration celebrating our furry friends," 26 Aug. 2019 As the 2018 congressional elections approached, the Kochs’ frustrations with Mr. Trump broke into an ugly and open exchange between Charles Koch and the president. — Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times, "David Koch, Billionaire Who Fueled Right-Wing Movement, Dies at 79," 23 Aug. 2019 Because of the central role of the English colonies in American history, the introduction of the transatlantic slave trade to Virginia is likewise central to this ugly and inescapable part of that story. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, "The First Africans in Virginia Landed in 1619. It Was a Turning Point for Slavery in American History—But Not the Beginning," 20 Aug. 2019 The set, a faithful recreation of real internment camps, appears claustrophobic and cruel, as if some once-idealized children’s summer camp has been distorted and twisted into something ugly and unspeakable. — Aja Romano, Vox, "The Terror: Infamy turns America’s WWII internment camps into a bleak ghost story," 19 Aug. 2019 The game between the Owen Sounds North Stars and Six Nations Rivermen turned ugly as players from both teams threw punches at one another as a brawl broke out during the contest. — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "Ontario Lacrosse Association Playoff Game Turns Into Massive, Chaotic Brawl," 21 July 2019 Scamp has been a pet therapist for seven years, serving at the Sebastopol Senior Center and bringing his brand of ugly to help those in need. — Hollie Silverman, CNN, "Watch out world, a new ugliest dog has been crowned," 24 June 2019 The game took an ugly turn in the eighth as rookie Adrian Houser, who'd been recalled from Class AAA Colorado Springs earlier in the day, vomited behind the mound twice during his appearance. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Phillies 10, Brewers 9: A late outburst isn't enough to overcome shaky pitching," 17 June 2018 The beautiful game can offer only a temporary respite from ugly realities. — The Economist, "Russia prepares to welcome 1m visitors for the World Cup," 13 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
The scene turned ugly as soon as Deschutes County Circuit Judge Wells Ashby entered the room and all stood but Denham and a handful of his supporters, who soon began arguing with the judge. — Bend Bulletin, oregonlive.com, "Oregon child abuse defendant removed from own trial during ugly scene; jury takes 8 minutes to convict," 28 Aug. 2019 The Melbourne rally had turned ugly on Friday night, with police moving in to separate some 100 pro-China protesters from those sympathetic to Hong Kong. — Washington Post, "Hong Kong’s divide: Protests for democracy, rally for China," 17 Aug. 2019 On Friday, things turned ugly when police fired tear gas and pellets at a crowd of thousands of protesters, according to a half-dozen eyewitnesses and interviews with the injured at a hospital. — Joanna Slater, BostonGlobe.com, "India detains local politicians in Kashmir, deepens crackdown," 12 Aug. 2019 His lone playoff game was ugly: The 2017 Bills lost, 10-3, at Jacksonville as Taylor posted a 44.2 passer rating. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: In Taylor, Chargers’ Rivers seems to have his best backup in years," 8 Aug. 2019 Like Bowdler, Wenk said ugly-produce businesses have the potential to benefit farmers in more ways than just offering a place for selling leftovers. — Allison Steele, Twin Cities, "Misshapen vegetables and puny fruits: Why weird-looking produce is becoming big business," 9 July 2019 Winning ugly: Finally, some frontrunners had a tougher go of it, but ended up triumphing in the end. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "How Joe Biden can lose — or win — according to past primaries," 8 July 2019 The annual World's Ugliest Dog competition awards the winning pup with $1,500, a trophy and a free trip to New York City If there’s one way to describe Scamp the Tramp, ugly would do. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "5 Things to Know About Scamp the Tramp, This Year's World's Ugliest Dog Winner," 24 June 2019 That kind of value is bait for stockpickers, who hope to sort good long-term bets from the ones that might turn ugly. — The Economist, "Russia is heaven for bondholders and hell for stockpickers," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ugly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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