unpopularity

noun

as in anonymity

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Recent Examples of unpopularity On Tuesday at the United Nations, CNN's Kaitlin Collins stood with other journalists and shouted a question about the unpopularity of the war in Iran. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 The political costs will be calculated in November’s midterm congressional elections, with Republicans facing increasing headwinds from the war’s unpopularity. — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 But moribund economic growth and his personal unpopularity have raised what once seemed an unlikely prospect for the CDU. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026 That’s due in part to Trump’s own unpopularity in North Carolina, a state that voted for him three times. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 In 2019, as Pelosi’s unpopularity roared, 15 Democrats refused to vote for her on the House floor. — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026 Amid these spiraling problems and the widespread unpopularity of the current right-wing coalition, Eisenkot has opened a substantial lead in the polls. — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Republicans have largely tried to shift attention elsewhere, recognizing that even a boost from lowering tax bills may not outweigh the unpopularity of the cuts. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026 But the president continues oblivious to his own unpopularity with a push for World Cup expansion to 64 nations. — Greg Cote august 2, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopularity
  1. anonymity
  2. obscurity
  3. invisibility
  4. silence
  5. facelessness
  6. insignificance
  7. nowhere
Noun
  • We're told that their appearances and voices have been digitally altered to protect their anonymity.
    — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss non-public parts of the investigation.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of anonymity
Noun
  • Asco’s work remained in relative obscurity — living in local mythology through storytellers like Ignacio — for decades.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Smart city programs in Beijing, Shanghai, and other urban centers use AI to track performance and centralize oversight of local officials who once operated in comfortable obscurity, subjecting them to an algorithmic performance review.
    — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscurity
Noun
  • The invisibility offered a protective cloak, allowing his existential confessionals to develop free of the expectations placed upon Sage Elsesser, pro skateboarder.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The invisibility of women is everywhere, and certainly in cinema and in our films.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of invisibility
Noun
  • On Thursday, members of left-wing parties held a minute of silence outside both the regional parliament and townhall of Madrid.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The 30-page superseding indictment accuses the couple of overseeing a system of political repression that relied on Venezuela's military, intelligence agencies and security forces to torture their opponents, silence dissidents and maintain power.
    — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of silence
Noun
  • Many imaginative fans saw Slender Man’s facelessness as a blank canvas in which to reimagine him in any number of ways, Chess added.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of facelessness
Noun
  • The rooms were part of Kusama’s ongoing exploration of self-obliteration and her career-long ambition to create work that provokes a keen awareness of both one’s individual insignificance and place in the wider cosmic system.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Artist Meredith Reynolds believed Platner’s past paled into insignificance when compared with his opponents.
    — David Millward, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
Definition of insignificance
Noun
  • Aaron Nkrumah, wing, 6-5, Tennessee State My favorite total out-of-nowhere guy, Nkrumah is one of only four American college players to make my top 75 despite not playing in a Power 5 conference, and unlike the others, his alma mater isn’t even a mid-major.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Little Rock advances with an out-of-nowhere comeback that leads to an 85-83 double-overtime victory over Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of nowhere

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