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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With polls showing Trudeau and his Liberal Party deeply unpopular, expect a shakeup in Canada's politics and finances as 2025 dawns.
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Daniel Markind, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
List by Trump in the waning weeks of his first term, leaving Biden with the choice of keeping Cuba on the list and likely spurring more emigration, or taking a potentially unpopular step in favor of the island’s communist regime.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Nearly a decade later, a dark storm cloud has descended upon his increasingly unpopular administration, with the resignation of a top Cabinet minister over a dispute about how to manage US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
However, his coalition partners are similarly unpopular, according to a recent survey conducted by German research institution Wahlen for public broadcaster ZDF.
—H.j. Mai, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Markind, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
List by Trump in the waning weeks of his first term, leaving Biden with the choice of keeping Cuba on the list and likely spurring more emigration, or taking a potentially unpopular step in favor of the island’s communist regime.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Nearly a decade later, a dark storm cloud has descended upon his increasingly unpopular administration, with the resignation of a top Cabinet minister over a dispute about how to manage US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
However, his coalition partners are similarly unpopular, according to a recent survey conducted by German research institution Wahlen for public broadcaster ZDF.
—H.j. Mai, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpopular. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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