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Recent Examples of unlovable
Everyone knew taxis were an unreliable and largely unlovable service.
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David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlovable
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The film centers on Westley (Cary Elwes), a farmhand who goes on a noble quest to rescue his beloved Buttercup (Robin Wright) from the clutches of the loathsome Prince Humperdink (Chris Sarandon), to whom she's unhappily betrothed.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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What makes the exhibit work is its new perspective on a loathsome period of world history, one in which the resulting artworks aren’t allowed to suffer just because of the corporate culture that begat them.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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Unrenovated co-ops will mount a quiet comeback I’m going out on a limb with this one, but the humble, unloved, unrenovated co-op could be the comeback story this year.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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January used to be the time of year in which studios dumped their unloved dregs in theaters.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
9 Jan. 2026
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Members of Community Board 12 alerted the 66th Precinct on Tuesday after the hateful graffiti was found peppered throughout the park.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, the mayors of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County – both Jewish – publicly demanded accountability and called the incident hateful and unacceptable.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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No matter how detestable the overthrown governments may be, precedents show that regime changes lead neither to democracy nor to peace, but to chaos, civil war and dictatorship.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
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Since season 1, Steve has evolved from detestable jock to one of the series’ most beloved and protective figures.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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These and other similarly odious utterances—questioning the Holocaust, celebrating Hitler, frequently using the N-word—meant that Fuentes was no stranger to criticism from fellow right-wingers.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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At a time when reality-competition shows are seemingly shying away from casting contestants who are willing to play the villain, Michael Rapaport has been an odious but useful throwback.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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Naperville needs to focus now on building a green/clean energy infrastructure to be sustainable so the city is ready when its abominable coal contract with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency is finished.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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With a wild-card playoff berth secured, zero chance to win the AFC East title and the Jets among the most abominable teams of the 21st century, the Bills’ lineup was loaded with backups.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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What our country is doing is abhorrent and untenable.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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What an abhorrent signing this has turned out to be.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Using a speaker outside the stall results in reverb and echoing as the music bounces around the bathroom walls, making the sound muddy and unpleasant.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Given the lack of gravity, even a runny nose can turn into an extremely unpleasant experience, forcing astronauts to resort to unusual measures just to drain mucus from their nasal passages.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Unlovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlovable. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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