unpopular

unpopular
adj.
VERBS
be, prove
become
remain
make sb/sth

His views made him unpopular with many.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
deeply, highly, hugely, particularly, wildly (esp. AmE)
increasingly
generally, widely
politically

Cuts in government expenditure are politically unpopular.

PREPOSITION
among

Highly priced shares are unpopular among investors.

with

He's unpopular with the students.

Unpopular is used with these nouns: ↑decision

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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Synonyms:
(by the people), (generally)


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