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Recent Examples of unlikable
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.
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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
Duke earned its reputation as an unlikable program during the Christian Laettner era, when coach Mike Krzyzewski was in his heyday.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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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
Duke earned its reputation as an unlikable program during the Christian Laettner era, when coach Mike Krzyzewski was in his heyday.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikable
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The deliberate misrepresentation of his record by Moore is truly despicable.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
9 July 2025
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As Bertram, Gabriel Brown played well the spoiled and despicable cad.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Otherwise their responses to art would be worthless.—
Charlotte Runcie
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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The incumbents protect the fort until the fort is worthless (cliche cf.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Many people prefer morning showers because, without them, their hair is a wreck unworthy of public display.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
10 July 2025
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Before 1970—and in some university history departments long after 1970—dissertation proposals about black women’s lives and concerns were often rejected as unworthy of scholarly study.—
A'Lelia Bundles
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 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 tweets, a vile departure from Elmo’s often inspiring and motivational social media cadence, were sent on July 13 and promptly taken down.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Michael Kracker, the chair of the Erie County Republican Committee, posted the image on X, formerly Twitter, describing it as vile.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Canton couple accused of keeping animals in 'deplorable conditions' A 41-year-old Canton, Ohio, woman was recently arrested and charged with domestic violence and taken to jail.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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And for Trump’s onetime pirate ship of a political movement, Butterworth’s represents an ostentatious new evolutionary phase: the deplorable as arriviste.—
Robert Draper,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikable. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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