ill-favored

adjective

ˈil-ˈfā-vərd How to pronounce ill-favored (audio)
Definition of ill-favorednext
as in ugly
unpleasant to look at an ill-favored and yapping little dog that reminded people a lot of its owner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-favored
  1. ugly
  2. unpleasing
  3. hideous
  4. grotesque
Adjective
  • George Kittle On the ugly game: Being able to deal with all of that and still come out with a win.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Poor Sue, who wins the challenge and has to wear that ugly bat signal around her neck.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of ugly
Adjective
  • Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.
    Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
  • His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.
    SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Definition of unpleasing
Adjective
  • The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of hideous
Adjective
  • Cannibals take over a Mexican restaurant on Halloween night, forcing the staff to create a grotesque feast.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Up Demi Moore, The Substance The Substance just passed $30 million worldwide, outperforming just about everyone’s expectations for a grotesque horror-comedy released by a niche streaming service.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of grotesque
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