unpopular
adjective
un·pop·u·lar
ˌən-ˈpä-pyə-lər 
: not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public
unpopularly
adverb
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.
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Adams has become increasingly unpopular in New York after he was indicted in September on federal corruption charges brought by the Department of Justice when Democratic former President Joe Biden was still in office.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 June 2025
The incumbent, Eric Adams, is also proving to be very unpopular and is very much seen to be out of touch by voters.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The Democratic socialist is currently a heavy favorite in the November election against unpopular incumbent Eric Adams, who is running as an independent, and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee and founder of the Guardian Angels.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 26 June 2025
But tariffs purportedly designed to bring manufacturing jobs back home (and, some hope, bring men back to their former position of dominance in families and society) have been so unpopular that the administration has had to walk many of them back.
—Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 June 2025
The incumbent, Eric Adams, is also proving to be very unpopular and is very much seen to be out of touch by voters.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The Democratic socialist is currently a heavy favorite in the November election against unpopular incumbent Eric Adams, who is running as an independent, and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee and founder of the Guardian Angels.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 26 June 2025
But tariffs purportedly designed to bring manufacturing jobs back home (and, some hope, bring men back to their former position of dominance in families and society) have been so unpopular that the administration has had to walk many of them back.
—Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpopular. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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