Antonyms of adj cute

2 senses of cute

Sense 1
cunning, cute -- (attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby")

INDIRECT (VIA attractive) -> unattractive -- (lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions")

Sense 2
cute, precious -- (obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms")

INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless -- (simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance")

Similarity of adj cute

2 senses of cute

Sense 1
cunning, cute -- (attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby")
       => attractive (vs. unattractive) -- (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations")

Sense 2
cute, precious -- (obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms")
       => artful (vs. artless) -- (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors")