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Recent Examples of unlovable
The Mosquito Coast is an utterly unlovable, uncompromising movie about a monster who will bring ruin to all those around him — especially his son, played brilliantly by River Phoenix — and Ford allows not a whiff of empathy into his portrayal.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlovable
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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West has previously apologized to the Jewish community, only to go on to make offensive and hateful remarks directed at them publicly.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dearborn is home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the US and has frequently faced Islamophobic and hateful remarks.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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What Texas is doing is abhorrent — a mid-decade gerrymander designed to give Republicans five more congressional seats.—
Neal Fornaciari,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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What Texas is doing is abhorrent — a mid-decade gerrymander designed to give Republicans five more congressional seats.—
Guest Commentary,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its natural deodorizing properties help neutralize the unpleasant smells associated with pets, according to Stein.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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The 75-year-old ginkgo trees have been wafting the unpleasant smell into the air at the Northern California park, forcing residents to brave the stench that is comparable to vomit, The Sacramento Bee and SFGATE report.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Unlovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlovable. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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