What are some opposite words for attractive?

Antonyms for attractive
əˈtræk tɪvat·trac·tive

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  1. attractiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    unattractive

  2. attractiveadjective

    Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

    Antonyms:
    repulsive, unattractive, ugly

    Synonyms:
    magnetic

  3. attractiveadjective

    Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.

    That's a very attractive offer.

    Antonyms:
    unattractive, ugly, repulsive

    Synonyms:
    desirable

  4. attractiveadjective

    Pleasing or appealing to the senses.

    He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.

    Synonyms:
    beautiful, pretty

    Antonyms:
    repulsive, unattractive, ugly

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. attractive

    Amiable combines the senses of lovable or lovely and loving; the amiable character has ready affection and kindliness for others, with the qualities that are adapted to win their love; amiable is a higher and stronger word than good-natured or agreeable. Lovely is often applied to externals; as, a lovely face. Amiable denotes a disposition desirous to cheer, please, and make happy. A selfish man of the world may have the art to be agreeable; a handsome, brilliant, and witty person may be charming or even attractive, while by no means amiable. The engaging, winning, and winsome add to amiability something of beauty, accomplishments, and grace. The benignant are calmly kind, as from a height and a distance. Kind, good-natured people may be coarse and rude, and so fail to be agreeable or pleasing; the really amiable are likely to avoid such faults by their earnest desire to please. The good-natured have an easy disposition to get along comfortably with every one in all circumstances. A sweet disposition is very sure to be amiable, the loving heart bringing out all that is lovable and lovely in character.

    Antonyms:
    acrimonious, churlish, crabbed, cruel, crusty, disagreeable, dogged, gruff, hateful, ill-conditioned, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, morose, sour, sullen, surly, unamiable, unlovely

    Synonyms:
    agreeable, amiable, benignant, engaging, gentle, good-natured, harming, kind, lovable, lovely, loving, pleasant, pleasing, sweet, winning, winsome

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. attractiveadjective

    pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

    "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"

    Antonyms:
    subfusc, plain, homely, unattractive, unprepossessing, unpresentable, unappealing

    Synonyms:
    attractive(a)

  2. attractiveadjective

    having power to arouse interest

    "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"

    Antonyms:
    unprepossessing, plain, homely, unattractive, unpresentable, unappealing, subfusc

    Synonyms:
    attractive(a)

  3. attractive(a)adjective

    having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull

    "an attractive force";

    Antonyms:
    homely, unappealing, subfusc, unattractive, plain, unpresentable, unprepossessing

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. attractiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    unattractive, repellent, repulsive, forbidding, repugnant

    Synonyms:
    alluring, engaging, enticing, magnetic, prepossessing, personable, winning, mesmeric, taking, seductive, bewitching

How to use attractive in a sentence?

  1. Yasser Abdulla Mulla:

    We want a grass that is durable, attractive to the eye and can survive heat and humidity, yes, we have summer winds and dust storms but all grass really needs is sun, water and fertilizer. We are looking for turf that can survive here in Doha and in the region.

  2. Adam Cohen:

    I actually think that the arming of the teachers is not going to create these dramatic gunfights in schools, it is going to create a deterrent. The schools are not going to be a soft target and they are not going to be attractive.

  3. Jonar Nader:

    The only thing that bottled orange juice has going for it, is its attractive colour.

  4. Paul Hokemeyer:

    The most attractive people are those who make others feel attractive. Attractiveness requires an other focus rather than a self-obsession.

  5. Michael Froomkin:

    All these demands make their phones less attractive to users.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#3226plain
#5461attractive
#7689ugly
#11289cruel
#12027sour
#18616unpleasant
#28533deterrent
#30054hateful
#30944deformed
#41434crusty
#42416forbidding
#43152repulsive
#45066unattractive
#46824surly
#50489dogged
#50897homely
#53115uninteresting
#55326repugnant
#55808disagreeable
#58451sullen
#60813gruff
#65966loathsome
#86369morose
#92744unappealing
#103017acrimonious
#149185churlish
#212513unlovely
#251752crabbed
#289446unprepossessing

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