unlikable
adjective
un·lik·able ˌən-ˈlī-kə-bəl 
variants or less commonly unlikeable
: not having pleasant or appealing qualities : not likable
an utterly unlikable character
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Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 There’s no unlikable program in the bunch, and the four coaches — UConn’s Danny Hurley, Illinois’ Brad Underwood, Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd and Michigan’s Dusty May — have all overcome obstacles and doubters to get to this point. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 But the audacity to make a movie with such an unlikable character, and to counter that, to cast it with someone everyone seems to like [Timothée Chalamet] as Dylan was a nice counterbalance. —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026 Linda is hostile, defensive and quite unlikable in many ways. —Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unlikable
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Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 There’s no unlikable program in the bunch, and the four coaches — UConn’s Danny Hurley, Illinois’ Brad Underwood, Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd and Michigan’s Dusty May — have all overcome obstacles and doubters to get to this point. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 But the audacity to make a movie with such an unlikable character, and to counter that, to cast it with someone everyone seems to like [Timothée Chalamet] as Dylan was a nice counterbalance. —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026 Linda is hostile, defensive and quite unlikable in many ways. —Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unlikable
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/unlikable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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