unpopularity

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/ˌʌnˌpɒpjʊˈlæɹɪti/

noun

The property or degree of being unpopular, or the absence or lack of popularity.

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

noununpopularity (countable and uncountable, plural unpopularities)

plural unpopularities

  1. countableuncountableThe property or degree of being unpopular, or the absence or lack of popularity.

    A Maryland Democrat proposed a long-shot bill to impose term limits on Supreme Court judges in the latest reform effort to capitalize on the high court’s historic unpopularity across the political spectrum.

    2026 May 4, Jenna Sundel, Gabe Whisnant, “Supreme Court Reform Gains Momentum as Long-shot Bill Targets Alito, Thomas”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 12 May 2026
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    It was built at the Salt River works of the South African Railways in 1926 to the design of Oscar Hulse, and was placed on Cape Town suburban service in 1927, but was soon withdrawn because of its unpopularity.

    1949 May and June, Charles E. Lee, “Double-Deck Railway Carriages”, in Railway Magazine, page 194

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

nounthe quality of lacking general approval or acceptance

Opposite
Broader
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan impopularitat
  • impopularitatproperty or degree of being unpopular
Czech neoblíbenost
  • neoblíbenostproperty or degree of being unpopular
Dutch impopulariteit
  • impopulariteitproperty or degree of being unpopular
Finnish epäsuosio
  • epäsuosioproperty or degree of being unpopular
French impopularité
  • impopularitéproperty or degree of being unpopular
German Unpopularität
  • Unpopularitätproperty or degree of being unpopular
Hungarian népszerűtlenség
  • népszerűtlenségproperty or degree of being unpopular
Italian impopolarità
  • impopolaritàproperty or degree of being unpopular
Polish niepopularność
  • niepopularnośćproperty or degree of being unpopular
Portuguese impopularidade
  • impopularidadeproperty or degree of being unpopular
Romanian nepopularitate
  • nepopularitateproperty or degree of being unpopular
Russian непопуля́рность
  • непопуля́рность (nepopuljárnostʹ)property or degree of being unpopular
Spanish impopularidad
  • impopularidadproperty or degree of being unpopular
Swedish impopularitet
  • impopularitetproperty or degree of being unpopular
Cite this entry
APA

unpopularity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpopularity

MLA

“unpopularity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpopularity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpopularity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpopularity.

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