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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Trump has also endorsed raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans as a way to pay for his other priorities – a proposal that is deeply unpopular among most congressional Republicans.
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), helmed by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has also proved to be unpopular in Democratic and Republican districts.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Munir has to do much more than what Bajwa did, because Bajwa is pretty unpopular, in Pakistan’s Army and otherwise, because he is seen as someone who was almost bending over backward to be friendly with India and got nothing from India in return.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Interestingly, even offline, those who thought their views were unpopular were far less likely to express themselves.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), helmed by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has also proved to be unpopular in Democratic and Republican districts.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Munir has to do much more than what Bajwa did, because Bajwa is pretty unpopular, in Pakistan’s Army and otherwise, because he is seen as someone who was almost bending over backward to be friendly with India and got nothing from India in return.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Interestingly, even offline, those who thought their views were unpopular were far less likely to express themselves.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpopular. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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