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Recent Examples of unlikable
Is this movie generally unlikable people making poor choices?
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 27 June 2024
In the height of the singer-songwriter era, when earnest autobiographical confessions were prized as tokens of authenticity, Newman’s use of sarcasm and unlikable protagonists was an act of literary radicalism in pop music.
—David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Once the ultimate 1990s teen heartthrob, James Van Der Beek — who played arguably the most unlikable character in Dawson’s Creek — makes for a top-tier offender in SVU.
—Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Developing a show around a character as unlikable as Tariq — who was the reason his twin sister, the sweet Raina (Donshea Hopkins), was killed, and who willingly chose to run with the nefarious Kanan (Jackson) — was definitely risky.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 27 June 2024
In the height of the singer-songwriter era, when earnest autobiographical confessions were prized as tokens of authenticity, Newman’s use of sarcasm and unlikable protagonists was an act of literary radicalism in pop music.
—David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Once the ultimate 1990s teen heartthrob, James Van Der Beek — who played arguably the most unlikable character in Dawson’s Creek — makes for a top-tier offender in SVU.
—Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Developing a show around a character as unlikable as Tariq — who was the reason his twin sister, the sweet Raina (Donshea Hopkins), was killed, and who willingly chose to run with the nefarious Kanan (Jackson) — was definitely risky.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikable
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What’s more, a loss at Hell in a Cell could also force McIntyre to become an even more detestable heel in the weeks and months ahead.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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As if being Jewish had become something really murky, vaguely suspect, possibly detestable.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
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Mangione allegedly took a human life, which is despicable.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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And now, a woman has lost her life because of this despicable act.Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Fiona Shaw is so perfectly contemptible throughout those scenes on the sailboat, rendering Angelica so completely self-absorbed and so cruel, that her likely death feels like an immediate relief.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Most Europeans find Donald Trump alien and contemptible and a man unsuited for the U.S. presidency.David Goodart, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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Photograph: Getty EVs are practically worthless secondhand, because the huge batteries will need expensive replacement after a few years.James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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Accusations started flying, with many crypto observers alleging that $HAWK was a pump-and-dump scheme, or a rug pull — when developers build hype for a crypto project to raise money only to liquidate their position and walk away, with others left holding worthless tokens.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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The fact that so many unworthy players went so far is simply too damning. 37.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Christie’s argument was pretty straightforward: Trump was a criminal unworthy of returning to power.Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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As pathetic and pitiable as Gloria is, Blethyn runs away with the whole movie.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Unauthorized Public Camping and Public Sleeping Act adds Florida’s most pitiable demographic to the menu.Fred Grimm, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
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The dancing on the death of somebody was pretty vile.Miranda Kennedy, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
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The hour sits with him as his anxiety builds, causing some to sympathize with him despite his typical vile behavior.EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The lawmaker has charted the deplorable conditions some of the Jan. 6 defendants have lived in at the Washington, D.C. jail.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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But for months, the FDA failed to act on a whistleblower complaint alerting regulators to deplorable conditions at an infant-formula factory that eventually caused nationwide formula shortages and two infant deaths.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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