UNPOPULAR Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unpopular

adjective

Definition of unpopular

as in unrecognized

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Recent Examples of unpopular In a midterm election year, Collins has openly worried that the administration’s increasingly unpopular trade policies could imperil Republicans running for reelection. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 The surprise of the election is not that Republicans, faced with terrible polling numbers and a historically unpopular war, would break with a President from their party. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026 The party's overall stance on the issue of trans athletes in women's sports has been unpopular. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 But the problem will likely spread to every consumer, fueling Democratic efforts to retake control of Congress by harnessing anger over runaway costs and an unpopular overseas conflict. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unpopular

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Adjective

The rest likely reflect a mix of unrecognized Covid deaths and indirect effects of the pandemic.

— Jess Steier, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026
Thoughts of suicide can touch anyone, regardless of age, background or circumstance, and they’re often tied to mental health conditions that go unrecognized or untreated.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of unrecognized

Adjective

The response came after an unknown odor was reported during the flight and several people began feeling ill, according to the outlets.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Both gravity and quantum mechanics are rough drafts of a sharper, truer, completely unknown theory.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of unknown

Adjective

That would have to be Cincinnati’s unsung Sal Stewart, who even if nobody probably had him on their Rookie of the Year bingo card at the start of the season, happens to be leading all NL rookies in homers (32) and RBI (110) and has played every day.

— Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Jones, a key contributor on an unsung side of the field, helped Geneva post its sixth shutout of the season Thursday night with a 2-0 nonconference win at Bartlett.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsung

Adjective

In simpler terms, his company produces the plumbing for the plumbing, the obscure pieces of the data center.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The film, while centering Iran’s current political and social crises, also brings to light obscure aspects, moments, and corners of Iranian history, public and private, which Bakhshi and Najdi discuss in great detail.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscure

Adjective

Johnny Depp looked nearly unrecognizable with long, salt-and-pepper hair and colored contacts in the trailer for his chilling new thriller film, Day Drinker.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
In the trailer, the actor is almost unrecognizable in prosthetics and costume.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 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

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