Homely and Taking

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Homely

Homely adjective - Unpleasant to look at.
Usage example: a vast family fortune can make even the homeliest of women seem like good marriage material
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Taking is an antonym for homely.
Nearby Words: home, homey, homeliness

Taking

Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.
Usage example: had never seen such a taking city as Venice
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Homely is an antonym for taking in attractive topic.
Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly
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  • Deconstruction Whereas the handsome Lance defeats the villain after a shootout and fist fight, getting a girl and a hero's celebration, the plain-looking John gets knocked out and beaten up, then kills the villain by taking him by surprise, only to be greeted with a fairly homely woman and lynched for murder.
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