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Recent Examples of unlikable
Matty got a little dark and unlikable in the whole exchange over Barry Manilow.
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Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Much of The Pitt's success comes courtesy of its ensemble, which includes a motley crew of seasoned residents, insecure medical students, brassy nurses, and unlikable administrators.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
And some are just plain unlikable, like Logan Paul.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
How honed were his skills at that time playing this character who needs to be almost reprehensibly unlikable at the beginning of this film, and how much work for you was done by his youth and his earlier success?
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Much of The Pitt's success comes courtesy of its ensemble, which includes a motley crew of seasoned residents, insecure medical students, brassy nurses, and unlikable administrators.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
And some are just plain unlikable, like Logan Paul.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
How honed were his skills at that time playing this character who needs to be almost reprehensibly unlikable at the beginning of this film, and how much work for you was done by his youth and his earlier success?
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikable
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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
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The film’s shadowy conspirators provide viewers with villains at once detestable and comfortingly familiar.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2020
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That Hamas is so despicable or dangerous that its destruction is worth brutality.—
Seth Lavin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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White House condemns 'despicable' comments from lawmakers at anti-US conference.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The death of Pope Francis, sadly, has not escaped the attention of these truly contemptible criminals.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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At the time, some of LeBron’s critics saw this as contemptible.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Greenwashing is controversial, with clubs sometimes hiding behind worthless carbon credits or offsetting emissions to make claims of climate leadership rather than seeking ways to actually reduce their emissions.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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Anything less than a total social reckoning—a complete psychological makeover of white America—was worthless.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Young lawyers and career government lawyers are often idealistic, willing to sacrifice personal gain for the public good, but the prospect of working for this attorney general might seem the worst sort of dead-end job — one requiring blind obedience to unworthy goals.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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In particular, for people with anxious attachment stemming from a fear of being unwanted or unworthy of love, ongoing reassurance plays a transformative role.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Disability Culture Lab strives to change such narratives from pitiable to dignified by advising journalists on portraying disabled mindsets, pitching pieces involving disability issues, hiring disabled journalists to tell stories more authentically, and connecting journalists to experts.—
Alan Schwarz,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Jason Schwartzman as Max Fischer in Rushmore Max Fischer is the most indelible character in the Wes Anderson filmography, a creature both admirable and pitiable in his striving.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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The father even heard the husband shouting vile insults at his son.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Flood died young, a couple of days after his 59th birthday, in 1997, from the vile effects of throat cancer.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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As co-chair of the public health committee, she’s heard stories of deplorable conditions in cities but not in her district.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2025
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Tenants, who have monthly rent payments of between $1,175 and $1,900, described deplorable living conditions including roaches in refrigerators, feces in pools, and the lack of basic needs such as hot water in winter and air conditioning in summer.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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