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Recent Examples of unlikable
The use of technology is overdone, the slang is annoying and the characters seem unlikable.
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Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
The three Kryptonian villains are made totally unlikable by Terence Stamp, Jack O’Halloran and Sarah Douglas.
—Martin Gold, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
Who wants to do business with someone unlikable or untrustworthy?
—Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And his characters, while eminently unlikable, all have flashes of tragic humanity.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
The three Kryptonian villains are made totally unlikable by Terence Stamp, Jack O’Halloran and Sarah Douglas.
—Martin Gold, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
Who wants to do business with someone unlikable or untrustworthy?
—Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And his characters, while eminently unlikable, all have flashes of tragic humanity.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlikable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikable
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But the context, circumstances and lack of reflection made his this detestable being.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2025
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As stated earlier, there may not be anything more detestable to the Commanders' faithful than former Cowboys.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The other is crowded with a cast of despicable villains who collectively comprise the deadest, whitest males in American history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Your job is to break up the wrecks of massive ships and space hulks, carving them apart to release valuable components which can be reused or recycled at huge profits by your despicable space overlords.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The death of Pope Francis, sadly, has not escaped the attention of these truly contemptible criminals.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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At the time, some of LeBron’s critics saw this as contemptible.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Another recurring feature of the biggest asset booms is outright chicanery, such as fraudulent accounting, the marketing of worthless securities, and plain old stealing.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Marks drew a parallel to the late 1990s internet boom, which promised to transform the world — and ultimately did — yet left a trail of worthless companies in its wake.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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For now, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told the press the company doesn’t want to break user trust by recommending unworthy apps.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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The real fiends were the ones who perverted science, who attacked this misunderstood giant out of fear, who branded him as something unholy and unworthy to exist, who gave him life but didn’t give him love.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And Berchtold capably taps into the raw pain underneath Paul’s party-bro exterior, rendering him pitiable if not exactly likable.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Beau, played hapless and pitiable by Joaquin Phoenix, can’t go five minutes without dodging violent street punks, or fielding calls from his emotionally abusive mother, or narrowly escaping gunfire.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Players have faced vile fan reactions and even death threats for their failure to satisfy bettors in the moment.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Minnesota Vikings condemned the vile racist message defensive back Isaiah Rodgers received following the team’s 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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This was undoubtedly the most deplorable abuse of presidential pardon power in America’s history.—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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So who was responsible for the deplorable run defense in Sunday’s 27-24 loss, a game in which Carolina No. 2 back Rico Dowdle scampered for 206 yards on 9.0 per carry?—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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