The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word UGLY , but the solution may also be HIDEOUS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Grotesque crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UGLY | 30 % | 4 |
| ANTIC | 15 % | 5 |
| HIDEOUS | 10 % | 7 |
| BIZARRE | 10 % | 7 |
| UNNATURAL | 10 % | 9 |
| GARGOYLE | 5 % | 8 |
| SURREAL | 5 % | 7 |
| FANTASTIC | 5 % | 9 |
| UGLYASSIN | 5 % | 9 |
| WEIRD | 5 % | 5 |
Why may HIDEOUS be the right solution?
The word "hideous" is a synonym for "grotesque," meaning extremely ugly or unpleasant in appearance.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Grotesque
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- monstrous
- strange
- ugly
- unusual
- antic
- fantastical
- fantastic
- unnatural
- appalling
- insane
- outrageous
- pathetic
Crossword Answer definitions
UGLY noun- Ugliness.
- An ugly person or thing.
- A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.
- To make ugly (sometimes with up).
- Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.
- Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
- Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
- Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
- Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result UGLY
- Cinderella's sisters, for certain
- Like an ogre
- Loathsome
- Not very pretty
- Sight that makes eyes sore
- Dangerous, as a situation
- Like some truths
- The __ Duckling
- Coyote ___
- Ill-favored
More clues leading to the result ANTIC
- Aldous Huxley novel "___ Hay"
- Bit of high jinks
- Caper
- Ludicrous act
- Monkeyshines
- Horseplay
- Playful prank
- Playful trick
- Aldous Huxley novel "_____ Hay"
- Playful act
More clues leading to the result HIDEOUS
More clues leading to the result BIZARRE
More clues leading to the result UNNATURAL
- Like purple hair
- Contrived
- Like a falsetto, e.g.
- Forced
- Contrary to its kind.
- Affected.
- Artificial.
- Artificial
- Affected
- Perverse
More clues leading to the result GARGOYLE
- Grotesque
- Grotesque figure
- Grotesque architectural figure
- Building feature
- Grotesque medieval spout
- Waterspout at Notre Dame Cathedral, notably
- Weird-looking figure on many a Gothic cathedral
- Waterspout of a special form.
- Notre Dame feature
- Gutter garnish
More clues leading to the result SURREAL
- Inexplicably strange
- Having an oddly dreamlike quality
- Fantastic
- Phantasmagoric
- Dreamlike
- Bizarre
- Like Dali's style
- Like Dali
- Like Dali's art
- Grotesque
More clues leading to the result FANTASTIC
- Bizarre
- Hard to believe
- Extraordinary
- "That's great!"
- Wonderful
- Describes Alice's adventures.
- Unbelievable.
- Incredibly bizarre.
- Grotesque.
- In the realm of the unbelievable.
More clues leading to the result UGLYASSIN
- Hideous
- More than just unattractive
- Hardly comely
- Really homely
- Not easy on the eyes
- Repulsive
- Hard on the eyes
- Grotesque