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.—
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The president of the United States has lately made the Hall of Fame bids of unlovable ballplayers a side project.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
This left her children in the painful position of needing parents who had been rendered unlovable.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2025
Lazy and unlovable, Lutz is the butt of far too many jokes, transcending pity and passing into cringe-worthy territory.
—Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Everyone knew taxis were an unreliable and largely unlovable service.
—David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
This left her children in the painful position of needing parents who had been rendered unlovable.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2025
Lazy and unlovable, Lutz is the butt of far too many jokes, transcending pity and passing into cringe-worthy territory.
—Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Everyone knew taxis were an unreliable and largely unlovable service.
—David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Unlovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlovable. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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