unpopular
adjective
un·pop·u·lar
ˌən-ˈpä-pyə-lər 
: not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public
unpopularly
adverb
Examples of unpopular in a Sentence
I was unpopular in high school.
Her third album has been unpopular with fans.
Recent conflicts have made him unpopular among the staff.
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Owner David Rubenstein has rightly been hailed as a breath of fresh air after decades of the unpopular and unsuccessful Angelos regime.
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Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
Public polling has been showing that Musk's DOGE effort is unpopular, with voters disapproving of Musk more so than Trump.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 20 May 2025
He’s avoided taking unpopular steps to slow the growth of the biggest items in the budget, Social Security and Medicare, and pursued voter-friendly but costly tax cuts instead.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the sweeping tax cuts Republicans passed in the first year of Trump’s first term, capped the deduction at $10,000, which has been politically unpopular.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
Public polling has been showing that Musk's DOGE effort is unpopular, with voters disapproving of Musk more so than Trump.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 20 May 2025
He’s avoided taking unpopular steps to slow the growth of the biggest items in the budget, Social Security and Medicare, and pursued voter-friendly but costly tax cuts instead.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the sweeping tax cuts Republicans passed in the first year of Trump’s first term, capped the deduction at $10,000, which has been politically unpopular.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpopular. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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