unlikable
adjective
un·lik·able
ˌən-ˈlī-kə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly unlikeable
: not having pleasant or appealing qualities : not likable
an utterly unlikable character
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And Seehorn’s performance, basically playing an unlikable jerk, is amazing.
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Macfadyen especially allows Guiteau to walk a challenging tightrope, discomfiting and intensely unlikable but never exactly unmoored from reality, never too far gone into easy, inhuman evil.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The first story of this collaborative collection includes two unlikable coworkers.
—Miriam Gershow, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
There's long been a debate among Gilmore Girls fans about when exactly Rory (Alexis Bledel) becomes unlikable.
—Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Macfadyen especially allows Guiteau to walk a challenging tightrope, discomfiting and intensely unlikable but never exactly unmoored from reality, never too far gone into easy, inhuman evil.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The first story of this collaborative collection includes two unlikable coworkers.
—Miriam Gershow, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
There's long been a debate among Gilmore Girls fans about when exactly Rory (Alexis Bledel) becomes unlikable.
—Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlikable. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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