dislikable

adjective

variants also dislikeable
Definition of dislikablenext
as in unpleasant

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Recent Examples of dislikable The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis. — Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026 There’s nothing overtly dislikable about the film, and there are a handful of scenes that are beautifully written, acted, and directed. — 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 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
  1. unpleasant
  2. disagreeable
  3. detestable
  4. objectionable
  5. repulsive
  6. hateful
  7. loathsome
  8. despicable
Adjective
  • Still, some unpleasant times may loom for the entities that depend on property tax revenue.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Taking the time to clean vent covers also prevents buildup that can lead to unpleasant odors, extra noise, or premature wear on your heating and cooling system.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
Definition of unpleasant
Adjective
  • There are also a lot of people who have never dreamed of being disagreeable in public, much less considered joining a raucous social movement.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
  • The disagreeable object proved no match for the most fertile person in Montana.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of disagreeable
Adjective
  • Soon after he was elected, the Half Moon Bay shooting occurred in January 2023, killing eight farmworkers and exposing detestable housing conditions for the county’s immigrant farmworkers.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of detestable
Adjective
  • Actual theater buildings were built in Hartford and elsewhere in the 1790s but couldn’t overcome the formidable opposition of those who still considered theater to be a highly objectionable artform.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
  • The list, however, does not provide images of the content that NPS found objectionable.
    — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Definition of objectionable
Adjective
  • The corpse stink was, at first, slightly too repulsive to unleash on the Field Museum’s unsuspecting visitors, so it was toned down slightly.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
  • This provision is equally repulsive.
    — Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Definition of repulsive
Adjective
  • After about a month, when the social media and news backlash started to settle down, Johnson said the hateful comments stopped coming in.
    — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • White attributed most of the hateful comments to online agitators rather than true WNBA or Indiana Fever fans.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of hateful
Adjective
  • People commonly used tobacco to treat many ailments, including indigestion, respiratory problems, pain and loathsome mouth afflictions.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Platner is loathsome in so many ways.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Definition of loathsome
Adjective
  • On the Approval Matrix, on this particular night, The Bear is smack in the middle of highbrow and lowbrow, and fully on the side of brilliant, with no hints of the despicable.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Judge calls Heuermann ‘despicable’ As a series of victims’ kin spoke, Heuermann sat with his hands on the defense table, looking straight ahead and lightly tapping his fingers.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of despicable

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“Dislikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislikable. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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