unpopular

adjective

Definition of unpopularnext
as in unrecognized

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Recent Examples of unpopular Such biometric age checks have proved controversial, unpopular with users, and alarming to privacy advocates, who see even the latest age verification tools as flawed. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 Biden’s support collapsed within his first year, and Kamala Harris’s half-hearted efforts to distance herself from her unpopular boss were too little, too late. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 The war is already deeply unpopular in the United States and has become a weight on Republican electoral prospects in the upcoming midterms. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 But critics say the president has not met those expectations and has become unpopular among many of Nigeria's mostly young voters. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 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
  • Postpartum depression, affecting 1 in 7 women, often presents as intrusive thoughts, rage, or numbness, not just sadness, leading to unrecognized symptoms.
    — John Samuels, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Check for errors and old or unrecognized information and investigate each instance.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of unrecognized
Adjective
  • The company first disclosed in July that during a cybersecurity exam, a combination of its AI agents with internal safeguards purposely lowered escaped their testing environment through a previously unknown bug.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Related Articles Attribution for the book had long been unknown until around two decades ago, when a connection was established with Rombout Uylenburgh, a Dutch painter who worked at the Polish royal court in Kraków, and his workshop.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of unknown
Adjective
  • Food, France, Family and the Stew that Saved my Soul, Sylvie Bigar explores the world in search of unsung culinary delights and vibrant destinations, armed with three passports and four languages.
    — Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There are many unsung volunteers around the Southland playing important roles for sports programs, whether handling snack bars, helping with security, taking tickets or bringing refreshments.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 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
  • In this series, Christopher Goffard revisits old crimes in Los Angeles and beyond, from the famous to the forgotten, the consequential to the obscure, diving into archives and the memories of those who were there.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, there are way too many people asking for drawings of obscure anime characters that are nearly impossible to pull off with the bare-bones MS-Paint-like tool in two-and-a-half minutes.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscure
Adjective
  • Intrigued, Duleep took the unrecognizable diamond into his hand, holding it up to the light.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The animals are safe, but their home took a direct hit that left parts of the zoo unrecognizable.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 12 Aug. 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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