unloved

adjective

un·​loved ˌən-ˈləvd 

: not loved or cherished

an unloved, abandoned dog

unloved houses

My job is to lighten the spirit and love the heck out of people who feel really unloved.

—Wynonna Judd

Examples of unloved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The curse of the Peters is to be alone and romantically unloved. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

This ignited a lifelong passion for breathing new life into unloved spaces and transforming them into show-stopping holiday destinations. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

The hope is that this can inject fresh energy into Sky, which is perceived to be a little unloved in the Comcast empire. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 July 2026

Our mammalian brains encode feeling unloved as a threat to survival. — Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unloved

• behoved
• beloved
• gloved
• loved
• shoved