Aesthetic and Grating

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Aesthetic adjective - Very pleasing to look at.

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Grating is an antonym for aesthetic.

Grating adjective - Disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense.

Usage example: the mix of colors in that painting is terribly grating

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Aesthetic is an antonym for grating.

Nearby Words: grate, grated, gratingly, grater

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