Pleasing and Ugly

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Pleasing

Pleasing adjective - Giving pleasure and satisfaction.
Usage example: pleasing in manner and appearance
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Ugly is an antonym for pleasing in nice topic.
Nearby Words: pleasant, pleasure, pleased, pleasurable, pleasingly

Ugly

Ugly adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: an ugly suggestion for controlling the overpopulation of deer in the area
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Antonyms for Ugly
Pleasing is an antonym for ugly in topics: unpleasant, dangerous, unattractive.
Nearby Word: ugliness
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  • That which is aesthetically pleasing or poetically appropriate is "good" whereas that which is ugly or discordant is "bad".
    Source: Literature / Bas-Lag Cycle
  • Beauty Equals Goodness The fourth gen is generally devoid of ugly mook villains - the changelings are bug-like but still fairly aesthetically pleasing, Sombra and Nightmare Moon were sinister but attractive, and Discord's mismatched appearance makes him look weird and strange rather than ugly.
    Source: Beauty Equals Goodness
  • That which is aesthetically pleasing or poetically appropriate to the Worldweave is "good" whereas that which is ugly or discordant is "bad." They can also disagree with one another and their aesthetic sense is incomprehensible to people.
    Source: Blue And Orange Morality / Literature
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