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
Michelle CallahanExamples of unlovable in a Sentence
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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
But work remains stubbornly unlovable.
—Jonathan Malesic, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2021
Love lavishly, including those who are unlovable.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 24 June 2020
Similarly, a lack of thought in ‘loving’ gestures can make your affection seem saccharine and forced, making your partner feel small or unlovable.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
The coda is almost always his unmasking, revealing the true, repulsive, unlovable face beneath the mask.
—Grant Sutton, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
For Black Americans, who are often already stigmatized as unlovable and undeserving of care, our communities’ lack of expansive intimacy also reproduces the rejection and denial many of us experience in mass society.
—Dr. Jenn Jackson, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
So a small crowd of a few thousand Sox fans showed up Wednesday on a gorgeous October afternoon to send off one of the most unlovable teams in recent memory.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
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
But work remains stubbornly unlovable.
—Jonathan Malesic, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2021
Love lavishly, including those who are unlovable.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 24 June 2020
Similarly, a lack of thought in ‘loving’ gestures can make your affection seem saccharine and forced, making your partner feel small or unlovable.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
The coda is almost always his unmasking, revealing the true, repulsive, unlovable face beneath the mask.
—Grant Sutton, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
For Black Americans, who are often already stigmatized as unlovable and undeserving of care, our communities’ lack of expansive intimacy also reproduces the rejection and denial many of us experience in mass society.
—Dr. Jenn Jackson, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
So a small crowd of a few thousand Sox fans showed up Wednesday on a gorgeous October afternoon to send off one of the most unlovable teams in recent memory.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
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“Unlovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlovable. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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