unpopular
adjective
un·pop·u·lar
ˌən-ˈpä-pyə-lər 
: not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public
unpopularly
adverb
Examples of unpopular in a Sentence
I was unpopular in high school.
Her third album has been unpopular with fans.
Recent conflicts have made him unpopular among the staff.
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The 53-year-old scion of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada's most famous prime ministers, became deeply unpopular with voters over a range of issues, including the soaring cost of food and housing as well as surging immigration.
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Rob Gillies The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The requirement has proven very unpopular with other Sony titles released on PC, including Ghost of Tsushima, God of War Ragnarök, and the Horizon Zero Dawn remaster.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
And no incumbent president who was anywhere near as unpopular as Biden has ever won.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Scholz came to power after the sixteen-year reign of Angela Merkel, but has become unpopular amid a stagnant economy—one that was once the pride, if not exactly the envy, of the continent.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rob Gillies The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The requirement has proven very unpopular with other Sony titles released on PC, including Ghost of Tsushima, God of War Ragnarök, and the Horizon Zero Dawn remaster.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
And no incumbent president who was anywhere near as unpopular as Biden has ever won.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Scholz came to power after the sixteen-year reign of Angela Merkel, but has become unpopular amid a stagnant economy—one that was once the pride, if not exactly the envy, of the continent.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpopular. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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