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Recent Examples of unlikable
The three Kryptonian villains are made totally unlikable by Terence Stamp, Jack O’Halloran and Sarah Douglas.
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Martin Gold, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
Who wants to do business with someone unlikable or untrustworthy?
—Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And his characters, while eminently unlikable, all have flashes of tragic humanity.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
But sometimes your child has a friend who goes beyond unlikable.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlikable
Martin Gold, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
Who wants to do business with someone unlikable or untrustworthy?
—Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And his characters, while eminently unlikable, all have flashes of tragic humanity.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
But sometimes your child has a friend who goes beyond unlikable.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlikable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikable
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But the context, circumstances and lack of reflection made his this detestable being.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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This kind of violence in a place of worship is despicable.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Someone may have had the impulse to say something despicable about the assassination of Kirk or expressed some repulsive attitudes towards a particular group of people that warranted social pressure.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 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
Adjective
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The San Francisco 49ers are running themselves right out of games with all these worthless carries by Christian McCaffrey.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But these glasses are worthless without a mobile phone.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The real fiends were the ones who perverted science, who attacked this misunderstood giant out of fear, who branded him as something unholy and unworthy to exist, who gave him life but didn’t give him love.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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The brain is surrounded by a layer of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, that acts as a bouncer turning away any substances deemed unworthy of accessing our most precious resource.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Beau, played hapless and pitiable by Joaquin Phoenix, can’t go five minutes without dodging violent street punks, or fielding calls from his emotionally abusive mother, or narrowly escaping gunfire.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 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
Adjective
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Continue reading … VACANT SEAT – City councilmember resigns after vile comment made to Trump supporter sparks backlash.—
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FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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This vile attack was motivated by hatred for ICE.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Advocating for the assassination of political opponents is deplorable and fundamentally contrary to Texan values.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The charges come after officials described deplorable living conditions in the home, news outlets reported.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikable. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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