unlikable

adjective

Definition of unlikablenext
as in detestable

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Recent Examples of unlikable More often, however, Jim tends toward the unlikable – with Jenni a smidge more tolerable – which is not a type that fits the endearingly goofy Ferrell at all. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025 But then the number of unlikable people who slept four hours or so out of twenty-four includes such dubious sorts as Napoleon and Kissinger. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 The directors go for an experiential, if more narratively ambiguous artistic ethos that results in an excitingly cinematic trip alongside unlikable people. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 People want to protect their legacy and image, but Better Man has scenes where Robbie is highly unlikable. — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unlikable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikable
  1. detestable
  2. despicable
  3. contemptible
  4. worthless
  5. unworthy
  6. pitiable
  7. vile
  8. deplorable
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of detestable
Adjective
  • For all their naïveté, Anna and Tom are not despicable.
    — Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • JoAnn Lee Frank, Clearwater The bullying of Zelenskyy The bullying by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against President Zelenskyy is despicable.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of despicable
Adjective
  • At the time, some of LeBron’s critics saw this as contemptible.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Civil-liberties organizations have defended neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan on the basis that, unless there is free speech for the most contemptible members of society, there cannot be free speech for all.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of contemptible
Adjective
  • The best technology in the world is worthless if people don't use it.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The reporter's insistence on pulling the 4-time major champion's tongue was worthless.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Big-league teams left the Town, searching for a bigger, shinier stadium that some oligarch decided is unworthy of the East Bay.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Christoph Waltz as Baron Albrecht von Eberstein The ruthless head of Austria’s oldest banking dynasty, Baron Albrecht is Saxon’s grandfather and sees his grandson as unworthy of inheriting the family fortune.
    — Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of unworthy
Adjective
  • Part of that is Doug, who is too pitiable to make a compelling center.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Visiting the White Lotus’ Thailand hotel to learn new techniques and share her own, Belinda’s arc is less pitiable this season, but her purpose is arguably even more critical.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Definition of pitiable
Adjective
  • Snow White gets a much more meaningful backstory The original Disney film begins with a few short sentences about how Snow White was forced to work as a scullery maid for her vile stepmother, the Queen.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Newsweek's efforts to politicize the death of these individuals, including the reporter's request to confirm names and locations of death, are vile.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of vile
Adjective
  • His reporting showed that, in contravention of law, more than 1,000 Black people had been captured, abused, and held in deplorable conditions in the immediate aftermath of the massacre.
    — Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The Eagles, meanwhile, aim to make their city’s police force grease the light poles for a parade because the fanbase is made up of deplorable animals.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of deplorable

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