Antonyms for eyesore


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahy-sawr, ahy-sohr
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪˌsɔr, ˈaɪˌsoʊr


Definition of eyesore

Origin :
  • "something offensive to the eye," 1520s, from eye (n.) + sore (n.).
  • noun mess, ugliness
Example sentences :
  • But the things are an eyesore, and mother was worrying herself to death about them.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • They're quite an eyesore—quite an eyesore; but he won't have 'em touched; won't endure it.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
  • The Pennsylvania Avenue is an eyesore and a disgrace to the nation.
  • Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson
  • He said that, even as it was, Westminster Abbey in the season was an eyesore to him.
  • Extract from : « They and I » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • The empty house was an eyesore; and that I was sure it would be too, for the same reason.
  • Extract from : « A House to Let » by Charles Dickens
  • It stood as firm as ever; but it was not an eyesore to Shenac now.
  • Extract from : « Shenac's Work at Home » by Margaret Murray Robertson
  • To Owen these little summer dwellings were in the nature of an eyesore.
  • Extract from : « The Making of a Soul » by Kathlyn Rhodes
  • These courts were, not unnaturally, an eyesore to the Japanese people.
  • Extract from : « The Empire of the East » by H. B. Montgomery
  • As it is, he is a blot upon our country life, and an eyesore on our roads.
  • Extract from : « Gipsy Life » by George Smith
  • The children dislike Fogarty, and his barn is an eyesore to them.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Invention » by Edward E. Hale

Synonyms for eyesore

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019