The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
unpopular
adjective /ʌnˈpɒp.jʊ.lər/
/-ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/ Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 not liked by many people: Night flights from the airport are deeply unpopular. The government is becoming increasingly unpopular.Liked, or not liked, by many people unpopularity
/ˌʌn.pɒp.jʊˈlær.ɪ.ti/
/-pɑː.pjʊˈler.ə.t̬i/ noun [U]
/-pɑː.pjʊˈler.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] (Definition of unpopular adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of unpopular
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus: Liked, or not liked, by many people
Synonyms and related words:
- an acquired taste idiom
- be in sb's good/bad books idiom
- be the new rock and roll idiom
- be welcome to idiom
- consider verb (OPINION)
- cult adjective
- flavour of the month idiom
- gain verb (GET)
- golden boy/girl noun
- killer app noun
- lose ground idiom
- must-have adjective
- pop adjective
- popularity noun
- popularize verb (LIKED)
- sought after adjective
- stock noun (OPINION)
- undesirable adjective
- unlovable adjective
- unwanted adjective
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
