unpopular

adjective

Definition of unpopularnext
as in unrecognized

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Recent Examples of unpopular Republican candidates are addressing the unpopular reforms early, according to Daniel Hopkins, a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 31 July 2026 Unsurprisingly, this common sense statement of objective reality was extremely unpopular with much of the WNBA, including the Seattle Storm. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 That has included a sharp hike in what American motorists are paying for gas, which is an additional reason for the president to want to find a credible way out of a deeply unpopular war ahead of November’s midterm elections. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026 Iran remains an unpopular war Both Quinnipiac University and AP-NORC polls found that the war on Iran has become a deeply unpopular issue. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 July 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
  • The company said commercial remaining performance obligations, a measure of unearned revenue and unrecognized revenue, increased 8% to $678 billion from the previous quarter.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 July 2026
  • The challenge hinges on whether claimants were born Italians with unrecognized citizenship, as previous case law had ruled.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of unrecognized
Adjective
  • The cargo vessel struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz north of Oman suffered a complete blackout, according to a report from the Marisks maritime risk management group.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For those with diabetes, that often means going open source and assuming some unknown risks.
    — Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of unknown
Adjective
  • But the filmmakers hoped to focus on the resilience and unsung work of the county employees — not just the tragedy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The Chiefs have enjoyed a dynasty, which isn’t achievable without having many unsung architects behind the scenes.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 21 July 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
  • Some of the details are still obscure—no law requires OpenAI to explain itself—but the basic facts are well understood.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This confusion is a big reason why the once-obscure argument over the best inflation speedometer is heating up.
    — Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of obscure
Adjective
  • So Spider-Man is turning into an unrecognizable version of himself because of workplace burnout.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Though a similar scoring-touch issue is not fully resolved, Bay FC is certainly unrecognizable from its forgettable four-win 2025 season.
    — Jane Kenny, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Definition of unrecognizable
Adjective
  • 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
  • Many famous parents have followed suit to protect the faces of their unfamous offspring.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of unfamous

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