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as in unpleasant
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Recent Examples of dislikable
The networks were especially wary of dislikable lead characters back then, aware that mainstream viewers often click away from pathology and ugliness.
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Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
Even the most dislikable, retrograde, and self-absorbed conductors understand that their mission is to cajole great music out of talented colleagues, the ones who actually do all the blowing and bowing.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2022
Known mostly for amiable performances in romantic comedies and action flicks, the actress here is raw and courageously dislikable.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
That is doubly true for women of color; Harris is a U.S. senator and a former attorney general of California, but Donald Trump has portrayed her as pushy, dislikable, and alien, drawing on the most tedious racist and sexist tropes.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2020
Roberta is increasingly dislikable and decreasingly interesting, while Alice, through it all, is the sum of Ms. Streep’s blithe inventions and resourceful quirks, meaning a charming cipher.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2020
Throughout, Neumann is dislikable but not demonized.
—The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
Viewing opposing partisans as different, or even as dislikable or immoral, may not be problematic in isolation.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Oct. 2020
Its central character, George Minafer—the grandson of the most magnificent of the Ambersons—is a thoroughly dislikable boy and young man: selfish, indulged, unkind.
—Robert Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
Even the most dislikable, retrograde, and self-absorbed conductors understand that their mission is to cajole great music out of talented colleagues, the ones who actually do all the blowing and bowing.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2022
Known mostly for amiable performances in romantic comedies and action flicks, the actress here is raw and courageously dislikable.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
That is doubly true for women of color; Harris is a U.S. senator and a former attorney general of California, but Donald Trump has portrayed her as pushy, dislikable, and alien, drawing on the most tedious racist and sexist tropes.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2020
Roberta is increasingly dislikable and decreasingly interesting, while Alice, through it all, is the sum of Ms. Streep’s blithe inventions and resourceful quirks, meaning a charming cipher.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2020
Throughout, Neumann is dislikable but not demonized.
—The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
Viewing opposing partisans as different, or even as dislikable or immoral, may not be problematic in isolation.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Oct. 2020
Its central character, George Minafer—the grandson of the most magnificent of the Ambersons—is a thoroughly dislikable boy and young man: selfish, indulged, unkind.
—Robert Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislikable
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As horrible, unpleasant, miserable this work was, people had the most wonderful spirit.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Euphemisms are designed to obfuscate unpleasant truths.—
Zachariah Mampilly,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The United States’s three most powerful European allies disagree with its plan for ending the brutal, destructive stalemate in Ukraine, with Germany the most disagreeable.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes that means confronting disagreeable people.—
David Plazas,
The Tennessean,
24 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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Top-notch casting is the cherry on top, with Lily James as the supremely likable Cinderella, Richard Madden as her down-to-earth prince, Cate Blanchett as the detestable stepmother with her own imperfect backstory, and Helena Bonham Carter as one lovably flighty fairy godmother.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Can’t wait for the Stanley Cup window to close on Team Tank, easily the most detestable team in the League.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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First, the State Department is canceling visas due to an exercise of free speech that administration officials find objectionable.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Court’s spent the last several years settling old grievances, overruling decades-old cases that the Republican Party has long found objectionable.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One such modification known as Einstein-Cartan theory can avoid black hole singularities altogether by introducing an extra source of repulsive gravitational force caused by torsion.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
1 Apr. 2025
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An odd digression into the origins of Mormonism recalls the specious race-and-crime history in Killers of the Flower Moon, which gave us DeNiro’s most repulsive characterization to date, a portrait as revealing as Dorian Gray’s.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Maryland’s Salvadoran community relives surge in hateful rhetoric When a wave of Salvadorans first migrated to Maryland, there was a stereotype that they were affiliated with gangs like MS-13, Perez said.—
Polo Sandoval,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Utah has become a hateful place, guest columnist ML Cavanaugh writes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And then there’s Travis, the loathsome but lovable — OK, only lovable to Sheridan — horse trader and rodeo star on Yellowstone.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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And that’s an explosive wrap for Harley, the loathsome little weasel.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Schimel was accused of giving plea deals to despicable criminals.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
6 Apr. 2025
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Hoult is coming off a trio of starring turns late last year that showcased his range, playing a cold white supremacist in Justin Kurzel’s The Order, a conflicted husband in Clint Eastwood’s Juror No. 2, and a man fighting a despicable vampire in Robert Egger’s lush Gothic drama Nosferatu.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Dislikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislikable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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