Definition of unpopular
: not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public
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Examples of unpopular in a Sentence
I was unpopular in high school.
Her third album has been unpopular with fans.
Recent conflicts have made him unpopular among the staff.
Recent Examples of unpopular from the Web
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But that brief period ended after Trump fired Comey — and Republicans passed a heinously unpopular health-care bill out of the House.
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As an independent candidate, Zavala struggled to attract widespread support, in part because of the unpopular national security policies of her husband, Felipe Calderon, who served as president from 2006 to 2012.
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The revelations were shocking in an America already divided over an increasingly unpopular war.
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But the forecast for Nicaragua is in doubt after weeks of deadly clashes between protesters and pro-government forces over an unpopular social security decree that taxed workers more and cut benefits for retirees.
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When Republicans offered their own #resist movement in the first two years of the Obama presidency, the GOP shoved most of their chips on the president’s initially unpopular health insurance program.
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While in years past, the party’s approval—and the endorsements and funding that followed from it—was seen as crucial to winning elections, the fact that the party is historically unpopular means that its support has become something of an albatross.
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No wonder the public is skeptical when professional athletes express political opinions, especially unpopular ones.
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Housing and fuel costs, creeping inflation through much of last year and an unpopular goods-and-services tax of 6% introduced since the last election all irk them.
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First Known Use of unpopular
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UNPOPULAR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of unpopular for English Language Learners
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: not liked by many people : not popular
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: not shared by most people
UNPOPULAR Defined for Kids
Definition of unpopular for Students
: not widely favored or approved
- an unpopular rule
- an unpopular teacher
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