unlovable

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Recent Examples of unlovable 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 But work remains stubbornly unlovable. Jonathan Malesic, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2021 Love lavishly, including those who are unlovable. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 24 June 2020 See All Example Sentences for unlovable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlovable
Adjective
  • And Trump’s targeting of college campuses for being havens of antisemitism has caused a backlash from liberals who might despise that strain of hatred, but find Trump equally as loathsome.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025
  • Covino on the other hand plays Paul with a dash of loathsome rich guy energy, that feels like the polar opposite of Carey’s mild nature.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • The recent collapse of Madison Equities, downtown St. Paul’s largest property owner, has saddled the central business district with a glut of empty and unloved commercial and residential towers.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
  • These are illustrations of what results from being ready to purchase structurally cheap, unloved assets and waiting for optionality to show up.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Our national broadcaster should not be transmitting hateful material designed to incite violence and conflict.
    Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 30 June 2025
  • But here’s the hard truth: the First Amendment protects vile, hateful speech, not just popular opinions.
    Bob Shaw, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • As stated earlier, there may not be anything more detestable to the Commanders' faithful than former Cowboys.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
  • The film’s shadowy conspirators provide viewers with villains at once detestable and comfortingly familiar.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2020
Adjective
  • The central players are miserable or odious, but even so, we’re meant to want this life because look at the glorious trappings!
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
  • In Afghanistan, 20 years of Western nation-building collapsed in 11 days, ending with the odious Taliban back in power in Kabul.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The victory snapped a five-game skid but more importantly put an end to an abominable 11-game Royals home losing streak all in the month of June.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
  • To fund Geneviève’s idea, she’s arranged for cash from an abominable source: Crispin Shamblee (Simon Callow), a fellow dance devotee with a limitless checkbook and zero morals.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • During a lecture on Holocaust denial and distortion, there was unanimous agreement that such behavior was abhorrent.
    Sarah Meira Schlager, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
  • Detective Hwang Jun-ho’s (Wi Ha-jun) procedural-like quest to follow Gi-hun back to the island, in hopes of shutting down the abhorrent competition and confronting his brother the Front Man, dominated the first two episodes; once the games began, Jun-ho and his crew mostly drifted around, lost.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • But many of the Blues’ outings have been unpleasant because of high temperatures and storms, and six games across the tournament have been paused for poor weather conditions, angering manager Enzo Maresca.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
  • My other wildlife standoff involved a much cuter animal, but potentially far more unpleasant.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025

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“Unlovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlovable. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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