Forbidding
Pretty
Pretty adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.
Usage example: she was not a pretty sight after she fell off her horse and into the mud
Forbidding is an antonym for pretty.
Both words in one sentence
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Luke Skywalker in A New Hope comes off as a male version at first, although it's pretty understandable (his foster aunt and uncle forbidding him to pursue his dream of attending the Imperial Academy and becoming a pilot like his father).
Source: Bratty Teenage Daughter
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Pretty and Forbidding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbidding/pretty
Forbidding & Pretty. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbidding/pretty>.
Pretty or Forbidding. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbidding/pretty.
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