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Recent Examples of dislikable
There’s nothing overtly dislikable about the film, and there are a handful of scenes that are beautifully written, acted, and directed.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The networks were especially wary of dislikable lead characters back then, aware that mainstream viewers often click away from pathology and ugliness.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
Known mostly for amiable performances in romantic comedies and action flicks, the actress here is raw and courageously dislikable.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
Even the most dislikable, retrograde, and self-absorbed conductors understand that their mission is to cajole great music out of talented colleagues, the ones who actually do all the blowing and bowing.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2022
That is doubly true for women of color; Harris is a U.S. senator and a former attorney general of California, but Donald Trump has portrayed her as pushy, dislikable, and alien, drawing on the most tedious racist and sexist tropes.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2020
Roberta is increasingly dislikable and decreasingly interesting, while Alice, through it all, is the sum of Ms. Streep’s blithe inventions and resourceful quirks, meaning a charming cipher.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2020
Viewing opposing partisans as different, or even as dislikable or immoral, may not be problematic in isolation.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Oct. 2020
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The networks were especially wary of dislikable lead characters back then, aware that mainstream viewers often click away from pathology and ugliness.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
Known mostly for amiable performances in romantic comedies and action flicks, the actress here is raw and courageously dislikable.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
Even the most dislikable, retrograde, and self-absorbed conductors understand that their mission is to cajole great music out of talented colleagues, the ones who actually do all the blowing and bowing.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2022
That is doubly true for women of color; Harris is a U.S. senator and a former attorney general of California, but Donald Trump has portrayed her as pushy, dislikable, and alien, drawing on the most tedious racist and sexist tropes.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2020
Roberta is increasingly dislikable and decreasingly interesting, while Alice, through it all, is the sum of Ms. Streep’s blithe inventions and resourceful quirks, meaning a charming cipher.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2020
Viewing opposing partisans as different, or even as dislikable or immoral, may not be problematic in isolation.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislikable
Adjective
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Just the prospect of interacting with that person can be unpleasant or feel draining.—
Josh Davis,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One unpleasant but necessary aspect of board service is disciplinary action against unneighborly behavior by members.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Over the weekend, reports emerged that the higher tariffs followed a disagreeable Thursday phone call between Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Trump — which Swiss officials rejected, according to Reuters.—
Sophie Kiderlin,Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Trump and his supporters prefer a happy history, a pleasant history that arouses patriotism by overlooking disagreeable people and despicable events that sully the nation’s reputation and mar the magnificence of the American story.—
William C. Hine,
Twin Cities,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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But the context, circumstances and lack of reflection made his this detestable being.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2025
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As stated earlier, there may not be anything more detestable to the Commanders' faithful than former Cowboys.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The Constitution protects a broad swath of speech, including much that the public finds objectionable.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
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The objectionable verbiage is sorted into categories, with explanations and descriptions.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The cupcake, nevertheless, looks repulsive.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the idea of cloning my father’s voice is repulsive to me.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Political analyst Matthew Dowd took to MSNBC to say that Kirk’s hateful words had led to hateful actions.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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In other words, Cartman is irate that Trump has stolen his hateful, vindictive shtick.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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And Trump’s targeting of college campuses for being havens of antisemitism has caused a backlash from liberals who might despise that strain of hatred, but find Trump equally as loathsome.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Time and again, history’s advance has been imagined to depend on silencing or destroying a single figure – the rival who becomes the ultimate, despicable foe.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Foster, who was so good as Henry Haft in another brutal boxing story The Survivor, here is on the other side playing a despicable man who fortunately now in real life is in prison.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Dislikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislikable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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