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Recent Examples of unpopularity
Intellectuals must be ready for the moment when their radical commitment to the cause of truth leads to isolation, unpopularity, and widespread condemnation.
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Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
The resolution was repealed in 1971 as the war’s unpopularity grew, according to the Constitution Center.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
At a moment, however, the agency's unpopularity is rising due to the viral images coming out of Minneapolis and other areas.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
His disdain for democracy, the rule of law, and his own people made his widespread unpopularity justifiably deserved.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
In his sketches, even the most oddball figures—a focus-group participant with terrible ideas, a man struggling to back out of a parking lot—are self-conscious about their unpopularity.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
Although many Democrats could be facing primaries on ideological grounds ahead of the 2026 midterms, McKee’s unpopularity is more tied to local issues such as his handling of the closure of the Washington Bridge, which connects Providence to East Providence, that began in 2023.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Keep up the ground game Many accounts of de Blasio’s unpopularity emphasize his personal flaws.
—Nicole West Bassoff, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
This unpopularity had affected consumer behavior.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
The resolution was repealed in 1971 as the war’s unpopularity grew, according to the Constitution Center.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
At a moment, however, the agency's unpopularity is rising due to the viral images coming out of Minneapolis and other areas.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
His disdain for democracy, the rule of law, and his own people made his widespread unpopularity justifiably deserved.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
In his sketches, even the most oddball figures—a focus-group participant with terrible ideas, a man struggling to back out of a parking lot—are self-conscious about their unpopularity.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
Although many Democrats could be facing primaries on ideological grounds ahead of the 2026 midterms, McKee’s unpopularity is more tied to local issues such as his handling of the closure of the Washington Bridge, which connects Providence to East Providence, that began in 2023.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Keep up the ground game Many accounts of de Blasio’s unpopularity emphasize his personal flaws.
—Nicole West Bassoff, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
This unpopularity had affected consumer behavior.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopularity
Noun
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The source of the photos, who requested anonymity, slammed Nanos for attending the game while the search continues.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Just two years ago, Darnold was an afterthought among NFL quarterbacks, living in relative anonymity as Brock Purdy's backup with the San Francisco 49ers.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For a band that has spent so much of its career in relative obscurity, the Blue Nile have had disproportionate brushes with fame.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
1 Feb. 2026
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In the years following, Thomas went on to write and produce songs for Zendaya (another child-star alum), Post Malone, Kehlani, Drake, and Jack Harlow, contracting out his ear for sticky melodies and accessible lyricism all while quietly releasing mixtapes under his own name in obscurity.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And that invisibility serves the interests of the platforms that profit from dysfunction.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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As more people live alone, the worry is not only about loneliness but also about invisibility.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Playing 40 minutes of perhaps unfamiliar material before getting to the hits sounds challenging and, to be sure, some of the more lubricated audience members sat in stunned silence.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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There was a second of stunned silence before the room erupted in boos and jeers.—
JJ Holmes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many imaginative fans saw Slender Man’s facelessness as a blank canvas in which to reimagine him in any number of ways, Chess added.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Problems shrink into insignificance.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Nov. 2025
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The series, the tale of a wealthy family forced to start from scratch in the middle-of-nowhere town of the title, amassed a cult following during the pandemic.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Here's why the bassist moved to this 'middle of nowhere' Arizona town.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Unpopularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopularity. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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