as in loathsome
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Recent Examples of unlovable
Sheltered is a single-cam series that tells the story of the misfit volunteers at an overworked and underfunded pet rescue who often feel as complicated, lonely, and ‘unlovable’ as the difficult dogs and cats in their care.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
This will be a core emotion like feeling unworthy, unseen, unlovable, unvalued, inadequate, insignificant, helpless, or rejected.
—Finnian Kelly, TIME, 8 July 2024
Affection deprivation can trigger negative beliefs about oneself, such as feeling unlovable, unwanted or undeserving of affection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Michael felt unlovable from an early age—one parent had deserted him and the other physically abused him.
—Kunlyna Tauch, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
This will be a core emotion like feeling unworthy, unseen, unlovable, unvalued, inadequate, insignificant, helpless, or rejected.
—Finnian Kelly, TIME, 8 July 2024
Affection deprivation can trigger negative beliefs about oneself, such as feeling unlovable, unwanted or undeserving of affection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Michael felt unlovable from an early age—one parent had deserted him and the other physically abused him.
—Kunlyna Tauch, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlovable
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The statement infuriated some members of the LGBTQ+ community — a sizable segment of her fan base — for whom Kirk was a loathsome and dangerous figure.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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In Del Toro’s film, the creature isn’t rejected for his loathsome appearance but for his apparent stupidity.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the unloved surviving son of a cruel father, he was approached by a wizard who offered him gold to secretly feed a mysterious hedgehog-faced monster in a cave.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Vanya is a closeted gay man who shuns intimacy and Sonia is a neurotic spinster who feels unnoticed and unloved.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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According to research from Copyleaks, an AI analysis firm that helps businesses and institutions navigate the shifting landscape of this emergent technology, a new trend has produced Sora videos of celebrities appearing to spew hateful racist epithets.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Other fits have been hateful, veering into racist and antisemitic diatribes.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Martindale plays Jim’s better half, Credenza, bringing her signature gravitas to Dahl’s odious creation.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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But the benefits of protecting even odious speech often arrive indirectly, later, and in ways that nobody at the time could have predicted.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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Malik Nabers is sidelined for the remainder of the season, Darius Slayton missed the last couple of weeks with a hamstring injury (although he is slated to return for Week 8), and the Giants' depth at the position is abominable.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Raiders have had three regimes pay really good money for three consecutive veteran quarterbacks who have been abominable.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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As part of those investigations, his team combed through thousands of terabytes of abhorrent pictures.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Was in and out of an abhorrent Southampton team last season, but the 21-year-old France youth international midfielder should fare better at Turf Moor.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Garbage disposals can flush away food debris on pots and pans in a flash, but anyone who owns one of these devices knows that unpleasant smells are a regular occurrence.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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If potatoes get too cold, the tubers turn black or become mushy, grainy, and unpleasant to eat.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Unlovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlovable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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