uglifying
Rendering visually repulsive
Uglifying is the present participle of uglify, meaning to make something ugly or less attractive.
It can describe physical alterations that diminish aesthetic appeal or metaphorical damage to something's reputation or quality.
The new highway construction is uglifying the historic downtown.
Critics accused the renovation of uglifying what had been an elegant façade.
Becoming bent or twisted
- twistingRotating with distortion
- misshapingAltering form wrongly
- contortingTwisting into unnatural shapes
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
bending · deforming · mangling · garbling · perverting · corrupting · denaturing
Extremely unpleasant to see
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
revolting · nauseating · abhorrent · loathsome · repugnant · disgusting · foul · vile
Vulgar or slightly sticky
kitschy · crude · clashing · jarring · dowdy · drab · graceless · inelegant
warping
Becoming bent or twisted
- twistingRotating with distortion
- misshapingAltering form wrongly
- contortingTwisting into unnatural shapes
skewing · bending · deforming · mangling · garbling · perverting · corrupting · denaturing
hideous
Extremely unpleasant to see
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
monstrous · revolting · nauseating · abhorrent · loathsome · repugnant · disgusting · foul · vile · unsightly
tacky
Vulgar or slightly sticky
vulgar · kitschy · crude · clashing · jarring · dowdy · drab · graceless · inelegant · frumpy
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
- declineDecrease or refuse
- dilapidationState of ruin
crumbling · erosion · wear · aging · fading · rotting · withering · atrophy · corrosion · disrepair
deface
Damage a surface's appearance
blemish · mutilate · vandalize · deform · mangle · maim · wreck · damage · ruin · spoil
uglifyingbeautifying
Making more attractive
prettifying · embellishing · enhancing · adorning · glamorizing