unlovable

adjective

un·​lov·​able ˌən-ˈlə-və-bəl 

: incapable of inspiring love or admiration : not having attractive or appealing qualities : not lovable

an unlovable character

After a relationship ends, we tend to be very hard on ourselves and think that we are unattractive, unlovable, undesirable or an overall failure.

—Michelle Callahan

Examples of unlovable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sheltered is a single-cam series that tells the story of the misfit volunteers at an overworked and underfunded pet rescue who often feel as complicated, lonely, and ‘unlovable’ as the difficult dogs and cats in their care. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025

This will be a core emotion like feeling unworthy, unseen, unlovable, unvalued, inadequate, insignificant, helpless, or rejected. —Finnian Kelly, TIME, 8 July 2024

Affection deprivation can trigger negative beliefs about oneself, such as feeling unlovable, unwanted or undeserving of affection. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024

Michael felt unlovable from an early age—one parent had deserted him and the other physically abused him. —Kunlyna Tauch, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above