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100 Words to Use Instead of “Ugly”

February 20, 2026

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Abhorrent Causing disgust or hatred.
2. Abominable Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
3. Acidic Harshly sharp or biting.
4. Acrid Pungent and irritating.
5. Aestheticless Lacking aesthetic appeal.
6. Appalling Shockingly bad; horrifying.
7. Atrocious Very bad; shocking.
8. Awful Very bad; unpleasant.
9. Barbaric Brutal; crudely uncivilized.
10. Beastly Very unpleasant or nasty.
11. Blemished Marred by imperfections.
12. Brutish Crude, coarse, and harsh.
13. Bugly Oddly unattractive; awkward-looking.
14. Chaotic Disorderly; lacking harmony.
15. Clashing Poorly matched; discordant.
16. Clunky Awkwardly heavy or ungainly.
17. Coarse Rough in texture or manner.
18. Contorted Twisted out of normal shape.
19. Creepy Unpleasantly strange; unsettling.
20. Crude Unrefined; lacking finesse.
21. Decrepit Worn down; broken by age.
22. Defaced Spoiled by damage or marks.
23. Deformed Misshapen; not properly formed.
24. Deplorable Deserving strong disapproval.
25. Dingy Dull, dirty, and discolored.
26. Disfigured Appearance spoiled by damage.
27. Disgusting Causing revulsion.
28. Disharmonious Lacking pleasing balance.
29. Disheveled Messy; untidy in appearance.
30. Distasteful Offensive or unpleasant.
31. Dreadful Causing fear or displeasure.
32. Dumpy Short and unattractively stout.
33. Eerie Strange and unsettling.
34. Eyesore Something unpleasant to look at.
35. Fetid Stinking; foul-smelling.
36. Filthy Very dirty; foul.
37. Foul Offensive; unpleasant.
38. Frumpy Unstylish and dowdy.
39. Garish Overbright; tastelessly showy.
40. Ghastly Horribly shocking or pale.
41. Ghoulish Morbidly gruesome.
42. Gnarled Knotted and twisted.
43. Grotesque Distorted; oddly repulsive.
44. Gruesome Causing horror or disgust.
45. Grungy Dirty; grimy-looking.
46. Haggard Worn and gaunt-looking.
47. Hard-looking Severe; not pleasing to see.
48. Harsh Unpleasantly rough or jarring.
49. Hideous Extremely unpleasant to see.
50. Homely Plain; not attractive.
51. Horrible Very unpleasant or bad.
52. Horrid Shocking and unpleasant.
53. Ill-favored Unattractive in appearance.
54. Imperfect Flawed; not ideal.
55. Inartistic Lacking artistic taste.
56. Incongruous Not fitting; out of place.
57. Inferior-looking Appearing low quality.
58. Jarring Abruptly unpleasant; discordant.
59. Junky Shabby; like worthless junk.
60. Knobbly Lumpy with small bumps.
61. Lopsided Uneven; out of balance.
62. Lousy Very poor; bad.
63. Malformed Abnormally shaped.
64. Marred Damaged; spoiled in appearance.
65. Messy Untidy; disorderly.
66. Misshapen Not shaped properly.
67. Monstrous Shockingly large or repulsive.
68. Nasty Unpleasant; offensive.
69. Nauseating Making you feel sick.
70. Neglected Not cared for; run-down.
71. Off-putting Unpleasant; discouraging interest.
72. Offensive Causing anger or disgust.
73. Ordinary-looking Plain; lacking charm.
74. Outlandish Bizarre; strangely unsuitable.
75. Painful to look at Visually very unpleasant.
76. Pathetic-looking Pitiful; sorry in appearance.
77. Plain Simple; not attractive.
78. Pockmarked Marked with small pits.
79. Ragged Torn; worn and shabby.
80. Repellent Causing strong dislike.
81. Repugnant Highly offensive; disgusting.
82. Revolting Extremely unpleasant; disgusting.
83. Rough-hewn Crudely made; unfinished.
84. Run-down Worn; in poor condition.
85. Rusty-looking Corroded; neglected appearance.
86. Scabby Covered with scabs; unsightly.
87. Scruffy Shabby and unkempt.
88. Seamy Sordid; unpleasantly shabby.
89. Shabby Worn out; in poor condition.
90. Shocking Offensively bad; startling.
91. Shoddy Poorly made; cheap-looking.
92. Sickly Unhealthily pale or weak.
93. Sinister Suggesting harm or evil.
94. Sleazy Dirty-looking; morally shabby.
95. Sordid Filthy or degraded.
96. Spooky Frighteningly strange.
97. Stained Marked by discoloration.
98. Tacky Cheap-looking; in bad taste.
99. Tasteless Lacking good aesthetic judgment.
100. Tattered Old and torn.
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