Dowdy
Dowdy adjective - Lacking neatness in dress or person.
Unattractive and dowdy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unattractive" instead an adjective "Dowdy".
Unattractive
Unattractive adjective - Unpleasant to look at.
Dowdy and unattractive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dowdy" instead an adjective "Unattractive".
Nearby Word: unattractively
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inelegant and dowdy
- inelegant and unattractive
- grotesque and dowdy
- grotesque and unattractive
- plain and dowdy
- plain and unattractive
- dull and dowdy
- dull and unattractive
- poor and dowdy
- poor and unattractive
- tasteless and dowdy
- tasteless and unattractive
- unsuitable and dowdy
- unsuitable and unattractive
Both words in one sentence
- He picks dowdy girls who feel unattractive and tries to turn the ugly duckling into a swan.
Source: Destructive Romance -
Beautiful All Along: Arguably, Carrie, when she dresses up for prom (though she wasn't unattractive to begin with, merely unconfident with dowdy clothes).
Source: Film / Carrie (2013)
Cite this Source
Unattractive and Dowdy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/unattractive
Dowdy & Unattractive. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/unattractive>.
Unattractive or Dowdy. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/unattractive.
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