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also dislikeable
as in unpleasant
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Recent Examples of dislikable
The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
There’s nothing overtly dislikable about the film, and there are a handful of scenes that are beautifully written, acted, and directed.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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
Known mostly for amiable performances in romantic comedies and action flicks, the actress here is raw and courageously dislikable.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
22 Nov. 2022
Viewing opposing partisans as different, or even as dislikable or immoral, may not be problematic in isolation.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN,
29 Oct. 2020
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
There’s nothing overtly dislikable about the film, and there are a handful of scenes that are beautifully written, acted, and directed.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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
Known mostly for amiable performances in romantic comedies and action flicks, the actress here is raw and courageously dislikable.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
22 Nov. 2022
Viewing opposing partisans as different, or even as dislikable or immoral, may not be problematic in isolation.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN,
29 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislikable
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Alas, Ligeti proved to be an extraordinarily difficult collaborator, his manic perfectionism colliding with practical reality and leading to unpleasant scenes.
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The consequences are unpleasant, but can also turn dangerous very quickly as body temperature rises.
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There are also a lot of people who have never dreamed of being disagreeable in public, much less considered joining a raucous social movement.
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The disagreeable object proved no match for the most fertile person in Montana.
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Soon after he was elected, the Half Moon Bay shooting occurred in January 2023, killing eight farmworkers and exposing detestable housing conditions for the county’s immigrant farmworkers.
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No matter how detestable the overthrown governments may be, precedents show that regime changes lead neither to democracy nor to peace, but to chaos, civil war and dictatorship.
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Actual theater buildings were built in Hartford and elsewhere in the 1790s but couldn’t overcome the formidable opposition of those who still considered theater to be a highly objectionable artform.
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The list, however, does not provide images of the content that NPS found objectionable.
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The corpse stink was, at first, slightly too repulsive to unleash on the Field Museum’s unsuspecting visitors, so it was toned down slightly.
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This provision is equally repulsive.
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Social media sites used for hateful comments Pumphrey made threatening posts on the social media platform YouTube and other social media sites, according to the guilty plea.
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Political podcasters such as Tucker Carlson peddle conspiracies and lies, and there seems to be little consequence for hateful rhetoric.
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Platner is loathsome in so many ways.
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The hard part to imagine about this fit is a Denver fan favorite wearing the loathsome purple and gold of the Lakers.
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On the Approval Matrix, on this particular night, The Bear is smack in the middle of highbrow and lowbrow, and fully on the side of brilliant, with no hints of the despicable.
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Judge calls Heuermann ‘despicable’ As a series of victims’ kin spoke, Heuermann sat with his hands on the defense table, looking straight ahead and lightly tapping his fingers.
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“Dislikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislikable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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