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aesthetically pleasing

ADJECTIVE
tasteful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beautiful charming classy delicate elegant exquisite graceful handsome pleasing plush restrained stylish subdued tasty
WEAK
artistic chaste classical cultivated cultured delectable discriminating esthetic fastidious fine gratifying harmonious in good taste polished posh precise pure quiet rich savory smart snazzy spiffy splendiferous swank unaffected unobtrusive uptown
Antonyms
STRONGEST
crude homely inelegant inferior offensive plain poor repulsive rough ugly unattractive unfashionable unstylish
WEAK
tasteless unrefined unsophisticated

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Creators pose before aesthetically pleasing backdrops for brand partnerships.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Well, there was nothing aesthetically pleasing about this latest triumph.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Wood furniture isn’t merely functional but also serves as aesthetically pleasing focal points within a room.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

For every jar that one could put their trash in, there was an aesthetically pleasing jar to purchase from a “Zero Waste” brand.

From National Geographic • Dec. 12, 2023

Just as it’s hard to describe what makes a piece of music or a painting aesthetically pleasing, it's equally difficult to describe what makes a mathematical theorem or a physical theory beautiful.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife