UNATTRACTIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNATTRACTIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “unattractive”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “unattractive” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unattractive” are: untempting, ill-favoured, hideous, plain, unlovely, unprepossessing, unsightly, displeasing, disagreeable, ugly, unappealing

Unattractive as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unattractive" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unattractive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Lacking power to arouse interest.
• Not appealing to the senses.
• Having no inviting or beneficial features.
• Not pleasing or appealing to look at.
• Lacking beauty or charm.

Synonyms of "Unattractive" as an adjective (11 Words)

disagreeable	Unpleasant to interact with. A disagreeable old man.
displeasing	Causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities. It was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama.
hideous	Extremely unpleasant. A hideous pattern of injustice.
ill-favoured	Usually used of a face.
plain	Denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right. Donations can be put in a plain envelope.
unappealing	(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings. Was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess.
unlovely	Without beauty or charm. Unlovely tower blocks.
unprepossessing	Creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression. Despite his unprepossessing appearance he had an animal magnetism.
unsightly	Unpleasant to look at; ugly. An unsightly rubbish tip.
untempting	Not tempting. Untempting food.

Usage Examples of "Unattractive" as an adjective

• He was an extremely unattractive man with no sex appeal.
• An unattractive deep red brick.
• As unattractive as most mining regions.
• She believed she was unattractive and overweight.
• The silence was broken by a strange and unattractive sound.
• If the revised bid is unattractive, it may not be accepted.
• Being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect.

Associations of "Unattractive" (30 Words)

atrocious	Of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant. He attempted an atrocious imitation of my English accent.
banal	So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal repeated words.
banality	A trite or obvious remark. There is an essential banality to the story he tells.
boring	The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum. A boring evening with uninteresting people.
dull	Make dull or blunt. When cutting hard rock the edge soon became dull.
ennui	A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. He succumbed to ennui and despair.
exterior	The outer side or surface of something. Exterior locations.
eyesore	A thing that is very ugly, especially a building. The office crumbled into an eyesore.
featureless	Lacking distinctive attributes or aspects. A featureless landscape of snow and ice.
homely	Without artificial refinement or elegance. Homely truths.
humdrum	Monotonous routine. An escape from the humdrum of his life.
indecorous	Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct. A pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures.
irksome	Irritating; annoying. Petty regulations were becoming very irksome.
lackluster	Lacking luster or shine. Staring with lackluster eyes.
monotonous	Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. The owl s faint monotonous hooting.
monotony	Constancy of tone or pitch or inflection. He had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work.
plain	Express complaints discontent displeasure or unhappiness. I m finished with you I ll tell you plain.
prosaic	Commonplace; unromantic. A prosaic and unimaginative essay.
tedious	Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous. A tedious journey.
trite	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. This point may now seem obvious and trite.
unbecoming	(of behaviour) not fitting or appropriate; unseemly. It was unbecoming for a university to do anything so crass as advertising its wares.
undistinguished	Not worthy of notice. An undistinguished career.
unlovely	Without beauty or charm. Unlovely tower blocks.
unprepossessing	Not attractive or appealing to the eye. Despite his unprepossessing appearance he had an animal magnetism.
unremarkable	Not particularly interesting or surprising. His early childhood was unremarkable.
unseemly	Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. An unseemly squabble.
unsightly	Unpleasant to look at; ugly. Unsightly billboards.
unvaried	Not involving change. A plain unvaried diet.
wearisome	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. They insisted on his presence at wearisome musical soir es.