醜悪|しゅうあくshuuaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
   市しのこの地区ちくの建物たてものは皆みな醜悪しゅうあくだ。↗

   The architecture in this part of the city is ugly.

• Synonym醜いみにくいNeutralThe everyday word for ugly; covers unattractive looks or behavior. Milder in degree than 「醜悪」.
• Synonym見苦しいみぐるしいNeutralUnseemly, hard to look at; stresses something embarrassing to watch, as in 「見苦しい言い訳」. Milder than 「醜悪」.
• SynonymぶさいくNeutralUgly and clumsy; focuses on unattractive looks or crude workmanship. Has a strong colloquial flavor and is milder than 「醜悪」.
• Synonym醜怪しゅうかいWrittenWritten and rare; ugly and bizarre, adding a grotesque layer beyond 「醜悪」.
• Related汚いきたないNeutralThe most common everyday word; dirty or messy, also mean or vulgar. More everyday than 「醜悪」.
• RelatedグロCasualColloquial short form of 「グロテスク」; leans toward macabre, shock-value content.
• RelatedグロテスクWrittenWritten loanword; bizarre and grotesque, often about strange shapes or a grotesque style.
• Related不格好ぶかっこうNeutralMisshapen or awkward; focuses on an ugly, clumsy shape, appearance only. Milder than 「醜悪」 and free of moral condemnation.
• Related格好の悪いかっこうのわるいNeutralUnattractive or unstylish; focuses on looks lacking appeal. Far more euphemistic than 「醜悪」.
• Relatedかっこ悪いかっこわるいCasualColloquial; uncool and embarrassing, about looks or bearing. Far milder than 「醜悪」.
• Related不器量ぶきりょうWrittenWritten; plain or homely looks, especially a woman's, or lack of ability. Says nothing about character.
• RelatedグロいCasualColloquial; gross and grotesque, often gory, so unpleasant to look at. About visual shock rather than plain ugliness.
• Related醜しゅうWrittenWritten and rare; ugliness or disgrace, mostly in compounds.
• Antonym美しいうつくしいNeutralAntonym: beautiful or pretty; the direct opposite of ugly 「醜悪」.
• Antonym優美ゆうびWrittenWritten antonym: elegant, refined beauty, opposed to the ugliness of 「醜悪」.
• Antonym麗しいうるわしいWrittenWritten antonym: lovely in form and heartwarming, opposed to 「醜悪」.

Use 「醜悪」 for ugliness in looks or behavior that repels, in written or formal prose, as in 「醜悪な争い」. In everyday speech say 「醜い」; for something unseemly, 「見苦しい」. The opposite is 「美しい」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 容姿ようしが醜みにくいこと。
2. 心こころや行おこないが醜みにくいこと。下品げひんで醜みにくいこと。下劣げれつで不愉快ふゆかいなこと。