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Recent Examples of unlovable
This left her children in the painful position of needing parents who had been rendered unlovable.
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Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2025
Lazy and unlovable, Lutz is the butt of far too many jokes, transcending pity and passing into cringe-worthy territory.
—Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Everyone knew taxis were an unreliable and largely unlovable service.
—David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Sheltered is a single-cam series that tells the story of the misfit volunteers at an overworked and underfunded pet rescue who often feel as complicated, lonely, and ‘unlovable’ as the difficult dogs and cats in their care.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2025
Lazy and unlovable, Lutz is the butt of far too many jokes, transcending pity and passing into cringe-worthy territory.
—Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Everyone knew taxis were an unreliable and largely unlovable service.
—David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Sheltered is a single-cam series that tells the story of the misfit volunteers at an overworked and underfunded pet rescue who often feel as complicated, lonely, and ‘unlovable’ as the difficult dogs and cats in their care.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlovable
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Most of Becket’s relatives are loathsome (Grace is funny as a fraudulent self-help quasi-religious guru), though his uncle (the great Bill Camp) is a decent fellow who wants to lend Becket a hand.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the show’s first episode, Jaquel Spivey, who starred in the Broadway production of A Strange Loop, a musical about the experience of being a self-hating fat gay Black man, is introduced as a loathsome incel.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What had Great China done to become so unloved by fate?—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Here's our rapid-fire update on the 32-stock portfolio, beginning with his thoughts on the unloved tech stocks and other AI trade constituents before moving into the rest.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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For generations, students have learned about complex historical figures who, despite their positive contributions to society, were inarguably problematic, hateful or bigoted while alive.—
Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Why would the Sun Sentinel print opinions clearly based on nothing but hateful personal feelings?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
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Since season 1, Steve has evolved from detestable jock to one of the series’ most beloved and protective figures.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The film’s most odious villain is Orde Wingate (Robert Aramayo), a British Army captain and Christian Zionist who leads the brutal crackdowns on Palestinian villages.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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These efforts may not spell the end of Iran’s odious, oppressive regime.—
Dennis Ross,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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And would that really lower our appalling, outrageous, abominable electric bills?—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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With a wild-card playoff berth secured, zero chance to win the AFC East title and the Jets among the most abominable teams of the 21st century, the Bills’ lineup was loaded with backups.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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What’s striking is that Torrente is an abhorrent, fascist, Francoist, machista alcoholic yet people see him right at home in politics.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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His abhorrent behavior is sadly too common across the restaurant industry, from the finest dining to the humblest street stalls.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The response from me is very unpleasant, and then my husband gets all uncomfortable.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Finally, a carbon filter is used to eliminate odors such as ammonia, cigarette smoke, hydrogen sulfide, and other pollutants that emit unpleasant smells.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Unlovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlovable. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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