unlikable
adjective
un·lik·able
ˌən-ˈlī-kə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly unlikeable
: not having pleasant or appealing qualities : not likable
an utterly unlikable character
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Who wants to do business with someone unlikable or untrustworthy?
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Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And his characters, while eminently unlikable, all have flashes of tragic humanity.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
But sometimes your child has a friend who goes beyond unlikable.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 14 Apr. 2025
Matty got a little dark and unlikable in the whole exchange over Barry Manilow.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And his characters, while eminently unlikable, all have flashes of tragic humanity.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
But sometimes your child has a friend who goes beyond unlikable.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 14 Apr. 2025
Matty got a little dark and unlikable in the whole exchange over Barry Manilow.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlikable
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlikable. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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