unlovable

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Recent Examples of unlovable 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 But work remains stubbornly unlovable. Jonathan Malesic, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2021 See All Example Sentences for unlovable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlovable
Adjective
  • Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Investor Tim Seymour is looking for pockets of unloved stocks to scoop up during this window before the Fed decision, in anticipation of a broadening of the market.
    John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There are no sections that go entirely unloved by our staff, but some favorites include literary fiction, cookbooks, sci fi and fantasy and all things kids' books.
    American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Does the constitutional right to free speech protect offensive, even hateful speech?
    Scott Simon, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There is power in speaking up to reveal these hateful ideologies that have incited deadly violence.
    Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But the context, circumstances and lack of reflection made his this detestable being.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • Whatever Gentiles might have thought in private, the Nazis had made overt antisemitism unfashionable, even odious.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The venue for the potentially odious comment is another relevant factor, says Segal.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With the return of Worthy, whose tremendous rookie year was punctuated with his eight-catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns in the otherwise abominable Super Bowl loss to the Eagles, everything else was both more in its place and expanded through his presence.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The assassination of Charlie Kirk has cast a dark shadow over the country, not only because the deed itself was abominable, but also because the reaction to it has been so disturbing.
    Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Those pushing for the firings have argued that teachers and professors with abhorrent views shouldn’t be allowed to influence students.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Celebrating or excusing violence is abhorrent.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But the ever-reliable consumer is beginning to look shaky, courtesy of an unpleasant mix of a stagnating job market and sticky inflation.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The power is accompanied by a loud, unpleasant exhaust note.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Unlovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlovable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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