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unlikable

adjective

Definition of unlikablenext
as in detestable

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Recent Examples of unlikable Because of the twist but also the unlikable nature of the main character. — Kyley Sitton, Washington Post, 18 June 2026 Each of their characters has their foibles but neither ever leans unlikable. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2026 Stars don’t like to play unlikable characters but Chenoweth had the guts. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2026 Like One World, Thailand and Fiji, Nicaragua had just too many unlikable players. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unlikable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikable
  1. detestable
  2. despicable
  3. contemptible
  4. worthless
  5. unworthy
  6. pitiable
  7. vile
  8. deplorable
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
  • The fact that Van Hollen publicly and enthusiastically supported Graham Platner, despite all of his despicable activity, is an embarrassment to the entire state of Maryland.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
  • Plus, Palmer is a horrible person — in this case, the victim is much more despicable than the thieves.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Definition of despicable
Adjective
  • The scandal rocked the Cry Babies, prompting some to give the singer a new nickname, Felony Martinez, while inciting the majority to pile in against Timothy and dismiss her story as contemptible lies.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026
  • Most people in the anglosphere don’t follow this region, and those who do get their opinions from a small number of people with a contemptible worldview.
    — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of contemptible
Adjective
  • Fraud tools aren’t worthless, but too many merchants discover their limitations the hard way.
    — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The max loss of the position is $486, hit if Nvidia remains between $220 and $235 and the long legs expire worthless.
    — Julia Spina, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Afterward, Kushner dismissed his counterparts as unworthy of his time.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Granted, Pérez isn’t an unworthy profile subject, but six pages is an awful lot of Vogue for a fashion executive — a few Annie Leibovitz portraits shy of first-lady treatment.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of unworthy
Adjective
  • What could have been just a mimicry of, say, Edward Norton in American History X becomes something distinctly pitiable and unnerving on its own terms, and Gosling chased the heights of this tormented-20-something performance for a long time, up until the next film on our list.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Such a pitiable figure should pose no threat to the social order.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of pitiable
Adjective
  • The win of the vile film NZA [sic] at the Venice Festival is shocking.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Kiju looked at me, took my hand, and walked around the woman and out into the night air as those inside gasped and moved to help the vile woman.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of vile
Adjective
  • Our present condition is deplorable on account of a terrific burden of unemployment caused by overproduction.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators said the children remained mostly confined to a small room in the house under deplorable conditions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of deplorable

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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikable. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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