Synonyms for displeasing

Most common

ugly · unpleasant · distasteful · disagreeable · annoying · obnoxious · vexing · unpleasurable

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Adjective

Antonyms

pleasing, pleasant, sweet

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

   After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing.

Example sentences

• ugly Between you and me, the fat ugly man is on a diet.
• unpleasant He spoke about the unpleasant story for two hours.
• distasteful I hope that distasteful joke wasn't directed at me.
• disagreeable Tom is one of the most disagreeable people I know.
• annoying When one is sick, visitors can be rather annoying.
• obnoxious I hope you don't think I'm as obnoxious as Tom is.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

ugly²

6 letters

vexing²

8 letters

annoying³

9 letters

offensive³, obnoxious³, repulsive³

10 letters

unpleasant³

11 letters

distasteful³

12 letters

disagreeable⁵

13 letters

unpleasurable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ugly² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

disgracieux

Italiano

sgraziato

Español

desagradable