Synonyms for homely
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Ugly — simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned
ugly, rustic, unattractive, inelegant, simple, homespun, unlovely, ordinary, rude, ill-favored, unceremonious, unsightly, uncomely, vulgar
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Domestic; tame.
- adj. 2
Simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned.
Related words
- Word family
- homeliness
Example sentences
- rustic The cabin Gustavo constructed was cozy and rustic.
- unattractive Rima has the most unattractive hands in the world.
- inelegant The slang is a metonymic but inelegant phrase.
- comfortable This house is anything but comfortable to live in.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| homely | steady | |
| rustic | rising | |
| unattractive | steady | |
| homespun | steady | |
| inelegant | rising | |
| comfortable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ugly2, rude1, cozy2, cosy2
- 5 letters
- comfy2
- 6 letters
- simple2, vulgar2, rustic2
- 8 letters
- domestic3, ordinary4, homespun2, unlovely, homelike2, uncomely, homesome
- 9 letters
- unsightly3, inelegant
- 11 letters
- comfortable4
- 12 letters
- unattractive4
- 13 letters
- unceremonious6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ugly2 = 2 syllables).