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Recent Examples of unlikable
But sometimes your child has a friend who goes beyond unlikable.
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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
Much of The Pitt's success comes courtesy of its ensemble, which includes a motley crew of seasoned residents, insecure medical students, brassy nurses, and unlikable administrators.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
And some are just plain unlikable, like Logan Paul.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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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
Much of The Pitt's success comes courtesy of its ensemble, which includes a motley crew of seasoned residents, insecure medical students, brassy nurses, and unlikable administrators.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
And some are just plain unlikable, like Logan Paul.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlikable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikable
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As stated earlier, there may not be anything more detestable to the Commanders' faithful than former Cowboys.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The film’s shadowy conspirators provide viewers with villains at once detestable and comfortingly familiar.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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That Hamas is so despicable or dangerous that its destruction is worth brutality.—
Seth Lavin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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White House condemns 'despicable' comments from lawmakers at anti-US conference.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The death of Pope Francis, sadly, has not escaped the attention of these truly contemptible criminals.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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At the time, some of LeBron’s critics saw this as contemptible.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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That support helped plenty, but would have been worthless without serious drive and hard work, as well as Navarro’s two years at the University of Virginia.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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Anything less than a total social reckoning—a complete psychological makeover of white America—was worthless.—
Book Marks
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trump and Nixon are part of a long history of US presidents who disparaged immigrant groups as inherently unworthy.—
John J. Pitney Jr,
Mercury News,
27 Aug. 2025
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No problem should be unworthy of consideration or excluded from the whiteboard.—
Kelly Starman,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Beau, played hapless and pitiable by Joaquin Phoenix, can’t go five minutes without dodging violent street punks, or fielding calls from his emotionally abusive mother, or narrowly escaping gunfire.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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The Disability Culture Lab strives to change such narratives from pitiable to dignified by advising journalists on portraying disabled mindsets, pitching pieces involving disability issues, hiring disabled journalists to tell stories more authentically, and connecting journalists to experts.—
Alan Schwarz,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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What's more, monsters like Alex Jones, the vile conspiracy theorist, claimed the shooting never happened and that the families of the victims were actors.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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This treatment is vile and an affront to our Constitution and our principles of equal protection under the law.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Two Pennsylvania women are facing charges after police say five kids were left alone in a deplorable home.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
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Jeff seems to be both the most conscientious and deplorable character.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikable. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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