uglier
More hard-looking
Uglier is the comparative form of ugly, describing something less pleasing to look at than something else.
It applies to physical appearance, aesthetic judgments, and figurative uses where ugly means unpleasant or disagreeable.
The weather got uglier as the storm approached.
That sweater is even uglier than the one you wore yesterday.
Unattractive in appearance
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
- unprepossessingNot outwardly attractive
drab · dowdy · inelegant · unlovely · uncomely · hideous · grotesque · misshapen
Causing strong disgust
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- repellentCauses strong aversion
gross · foul · vile · loathsome · abhorrent · offensive · obnoxious · sickening
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- starkSevere and unadorned
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
coarse · unrefined · rough · jarring · grating · strident · discordant · cacophonous
Morally worthless, beneath regard
- contemptibleDeserving strong disrespect
- odiousExtremely unpleasant, repellent
- detestableWorthy of intense dislike
- abominableExtremely hateful or disgusting
vile · deplorable · reprehensible · shameful · base · ignoble · sordid · corrupt
homely
Unattractive in appearance
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
unprepossessing · drab · dowdy · inelegant · unlovely · uncomely · hideous · grotesque · misshapen · deformed
repulsive
Causing strong disgust
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
repellent · gross · foul · vile · loathsome · abhorrent · offensive · obnoxious · sickening · appalling
harsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
crude · coarse · unrefined · rough · jarring · grating · strident · discordant · cacophonous · raucous
despicable
Morally worthless, beneath regard
- contemptibleDeserving strong disrespect
- odiousExtremely unpleasant, repellent
- detestableWorthy of intense dislike
abominable · vile · deplorable · reprehensible · shameful · base · ignoble · sordid · corrupt · wicked
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor