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unpopular

adjective

Definition of unpopularnext
as in unrecognized

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Recent Examples of unpopular Others brought up the administration’s decision to scrap beef tariffs unpopular with corners of the party. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Citing four people familiar with the discussions, Reuters said this was to limit Republican losses due to the conflict, which is proving increasingly unpopular with Americans. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 And on the opposite side of the same coin, the solutions to inflation – spending reductions and higher taxes – are massively unpopular and could hurt the economy in the short run. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Perkins was one of five city councilmembers to vote for the unpopular tax break package for the $150 billion data, 400-acre data center for which Dutch company Nebius hosted a symbolic groundbreaking in May. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unpopular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopular
  1. unrecognized
  2. unknown
  3. unsung
  4. no-name
  5. unimportant
  6. obscure
  7. unrecognizable
  8. unfamous
Adjective
  • Nicole Wyskoarko embodies that truth every day — a legal mastermind with an artist’s heart, who champions creators, protects creativity, and sees potential in people and ideas that might otherwise go unrecognized.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This often-unrecognized grief associated with the end of reproductive years can be significant even for women who do not want more children.
    — Parents, Parents, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of unrecognized
Adjective
  • What led to the trooper making the traffic stop also is unknown, as Idaho State Police declined to provide further information about the incident.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Over the past year, this warbler carried a multisensor geolocator backpack throughout his migratory journey, recording the long trek from his breeding grounds in Anchorage, Alaska, to a yet unknown winter refuge and back again.
    — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unknown
Adjective
  • The others take on Frances Perkins, the unsung architect of FDR’s New Deal, and two men’s lifelong battle to make the world’s largest ball of twine.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The other storylines center on Frances Perkins (the unsung architect of FDR’s New Deal) and two men’s lifelong battle to make the world’s largest ball of twine.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsung
Adjective
  • Of those, over 426,000 people chose a third, no-name option on the ballot that allows voters to express dislike of both candidates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Decisive to their survival was the no-name midfielder Sabatini plucked out of Brazil.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Definition of no-name
Adjective
  • The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Beneath the cringe internet overshare was a welcome indication that the vaginal microbiome has finally moved from an obscure area of medical research into mainstream conversation.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscure
Adjective
  • After the August 26 disaster, the Trishuli 3A power station was unrecognizable and initially Nepali rescuers had no idea where to start digging.
    — Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cate Blanchett looks unrecognizable with brunette hair and choppy bangs in first-look photos for her alien comedy film Alpha Gang.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of unrecognizable
Adjective
  • Both help make the case that unfamous people, in all their honesty and complexity, are as worthy of our attention as celebrities.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Early in his career, Tillmans began shooting for the British street style magazine i-D, creating portraits of the famous and unfamous, while also documenting club life and gay culture.
    — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of unfamous

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