UNPOPULARITY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

unpopularity

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as in anonymity

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Recent Examples of unpopularity One Democratic lawmaker said the national attention on Kansas stemmed from Marshall’s unpopularity. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 Notable Meta had previously made an attempt at creating a similar class of nonvoting stock for Zuckerberg in 2017, but had to scrap it because of its unpopularity with investors. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The president plays a significant role in both of these races, with Georgia Democrats working to tie their Republican opponents to Trump's unpopularity and policies on the economy and war with Iran. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 James’ move underscores the growing unpopularity of the administration’s tariff strategy, especially among the country’s heavy manufacturing hubs. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Trump has largely steered clear of political battlegrounds in his travels so far, focusing on red states and friendly crowds at a moment when Republicans worry that his unpopularity could drag down the party. — Sagar Meghani, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 The researchers wrote that his unpopularity is part of the reason Republicans are doing poorly up and down the ticket. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Republicans have roughly $1 billion for the midterms, but Trump’s unpopularity, cost concerns and the war in Iran have heightened fears of sweeping losses. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 On Tuesday at the United Nations, CNN's Kaitlin Collins stood with other journalists and shouted a question about the unpopularity of the war in Iran. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Prosecutors decided not to bring a criminal complaint against him by Friday afternoon, according to his attorney and the three law enforcement sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The woman, who has a lifelong right to anonymity, told the court during the trial that in 2009 Brand’s two associates, Bayles and another producer, told her to give him a massage.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of anonymity

Noun

Very faint variable stars changing their brightness and then fading back into obscurity, for example, might also explain either or both points.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
Before 1930, the trail thrived with free campgrounds, travel bureaus, and publications, but the advent of the route numbering system, created by the state of Wisconsin in 1918, caused named roads to fade into obscurity.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of obscurity

Noun

Written and directed by Lissette Feliciano, Iron Jane follows Janie John (González), who, after a childhood shaped by neglect and invisibility, is pulled into a world that finally sees her, where pain is power and bodies are built, not born.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
The invisibility offered a protective cloak, allowing his existential confessionals to develop free of the expectations placed upon Sage Elsesser, pro skateboarder.

— Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of invisibility

Noun

Beyond that, Jack was such an overwhelmingly powerful figure, not simply politically but emotionally, that everything else faded into insignificance.

— Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
The rooms were part of Kusama’s ongoing exploration of self-obliteration and her career-long ambition to create work that provokes a keen awareness of both one’s individual insignificance and place in the wider cosmic system.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of insignificance

Noun

Aaron Nkrumah, wing, 6-5, Tennessee State My favorite total out-of-nowhere guy, Nkrumah is one of only four American college players to make my top 75 despite not playing in a Power 5 conference, and unlike the others, his alma mater isn’t even a mid-major.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Little Rock advances with an out-of-nowhere comeback that leads to an 85-83 double-overtime victory over Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

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