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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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Besides preventing mold and mildew, cleaning will also taper unpleasant odors and prevent cracking and crumbling of your seal.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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By washing white rice, the excess starch is washed off, as well as any oxidized rice bran oil coating the outside, which can add an unpleasant flavor to the cooked rice.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Like most who have their disagreements with Looney, the governor rarely finds Looney personally disagreeable.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
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Each time Trump changes the subject, the new subject somehow manages to be more disagreeable than the last.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Washington Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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No matter how detestable the overthrown governments may be, precedents show that regime changes lead neither to democracy nor to peace, but to chaos, civil war and dictatorship.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
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Since season 1, Steve has evolved from detestable jock to one of the series’ most beloved and protective figures.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Decisions were made by his staffers in his name that, while politically objectionable to those on the other side, were not inherently irrational.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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That cage, the magical but also eerie Thrushcross Grange, is a sight to behold—an epic, retina-searing, sometimes repulsive, consistently jaw-dropping palace, meticulously constructed by production designer Suzie Davies.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Seven glass bottles had been sitting in storage for many years, and one held precious, though repulsive, evidence of a medicine only mentioned in textual sources.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Coventry said at a news conference last week that the IOC has a safeguarding unit that monitors the organization’s social media platforms for hateful messages.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The other 1/3 were very hateful with threats, etc.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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Most of Becket’s relatives are loathsome (Grace is funny as a fraudulent self-help quasi-religious guru), though his uncle (the great Bill Camp) is a decent fellow who wants to lend Becket a hand.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the show’s first episode, Jaquel Spivey, who starred in the Broadway production of A Strange Loop, a musical about the experience of being a self-hating fat gay Black man, is introduced as a loathsome incel.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But years of racial pandering had created a too-big tent, enlarged in the name of electoral expediency, that offered dark corners for despicable ideologies.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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Marty’s despicable, but also, as played by Chalamet, winningly charming.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Dislikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislikable. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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