Antonyms of adj artistic

2 of 3 senses of artistic

Sense 2
artistic -- (satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship")

INDIRECT (VIA aesthetic) -> inaesthetic, unaesthetic -- (violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty; "inaesthetic and quite unintellectual"; "peered through those inaesthetic spectacles")

Sense 3
aesthetic, esthetic, artistic -- (aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement")

INDIRECT (VIA tasteful) -> tasteless -- (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

Similarity of adj artistic

3 senses of artistic

Sense 1
artistic -- (relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background")

Sense 2
artistic -- (satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship")
       => aesthetic (vs. inaesthetic), esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical -- (concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success")

Sense 3
aesthetic, esthetic, artistic -- (aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement")
       => tasteful (vs. tasteless) -- (having or showing or conforming to good taste)

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