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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Matty got a little dark and unlikable in the whole exchange over Barry Manilow.
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Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Much of The Pitt's success comes courtesy of its ensemble, which includes a motley crew of seasoned residents, insecure medical students, brassy nurses, and unlikable administrators.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
And some are just plain unlikable, like Logan Paul.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
How honed were his skills at that time playing this character who needs to be almost reprehensibly unlikable at the beginning of this film, and how much work for you was done by his youth and his earlier success?
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Much of The Pitt's success comes courtesy of its ensemble, which includes a motley crew of seasoned residents, insecure medical students, brassy nurses, and unlikable administrators.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
And some are just plain unlikable, like Logan Paul.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
How honed were his skills at that time playing this character who needs to be almost reprehensibly unlikable at the beginning of this film, and how much work for you was done by his youth and his earlier success?
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Unlikable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlikable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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