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adjective
- 1. not liked or popular: "unpopular measures"
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adjective. uk / ʌnˈpɒp.jə.lə r/ us / ʌnˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ / Add to word list. B2. not liked by many people: Night flights from the airport are unpopular. The president is becoming increasingly unpopular. Opposite. popular. Fewer examples. It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.
The meaning of UNPOPULAR is not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public. How to use unpopular in a sentence.
Unpopular definition: not popular; disliked or ignored by the public or by persons generally.. See examples of UNPOPULAR used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ʌnˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ / uk / ʌnˈpɒp.jə.lə r/ Add to word list. B2. not liked by many people: Night flights from the airport are unpopular. The president is becoming increasingly unpopular. Opposite. popular. Fewer examples. It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.
If something or someone is unpopular, most people do not like them. It was a painful and unpopular decision. In high school, I was very unpopular, and I did encounter a little prejudice.
Adj. 1. unpopular - regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval; "unpopular ideas"; "an unpopular war". popular - regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular".
adjective. /ʌnˈpɒpjələ (r)/ /ʌnˈpɑːpjələr/ not liked or enjoyed by a person, a group or people in general. an unpopular choice. an unpopular government. unpopular with/among somebody The proposed increase in income tax proved deeply unpopular with the electorate. opposite popular. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Definitions of unpopular. adjective. regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval. “ unpopular ideas”. “an unpopular war”. synonyms: less-traveled. not visited by many travelers. see more.
adjective. uk / ʌnˈpɒpjələ r/ us. B2. disliked by most people: an unpopular idea. an unpopular teacher. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. unpopularity. noun [ U ] uk / ʌnˌpɒpjəˈlærəti / us.
adjective. Lacking general approval or acceptance. American Heritage. Not popular; not liked or approved of by the public or by the majority. Webster's New World. Lacking popularity. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unliked. undesirable. snubbed. rejected. odious. unaccepted. offensive. obnoxious. disliked. detested. Antonyms: popular. wanted. fashionable.
