unlikableness
Hard to appreciate
The quality of being difficult to like.
Unlikableness suggests something off-putting in a person's character or manner that repels affection or goodwill: His arrogance contributed to a general unlikableness that made colleagues avoid him.
The word is uncommon; unlikability is more frequent.
Lacking likable qualities
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- disagreeableCausing mild displeasure
- repellentCauses strong aversion
unpleasant · unsympathetic · unendearing · uninviting · grating · jarring · abrasive · obnoxious
Intense dislike or repugnance
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
disdain · contempt · loathing · resentment · animosity · hostility · displeasure · disapproval
Denial of acceptance
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- cold-shoulderingPointedly ignoring someone
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
avoidance · isolation · alienation · unpopularity · rebuff · brush-off · snubbing · blackballing
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- coldnessLow temperature state
- standoffishnessUnfriendly reserve toward others
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- reserveSupply kept back
detachment · unfriendliness · inhospitality · iciness · frostiness · brusqueness · curtness · rudeness
charmless
Lacking likable qualities
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- disagreeableCausing mild displeasure
repellent · unpleasant · unsympathetic · unendearing · uninviting · grating · jarring · abrasive · obnoxious · insufferable
aversion
Intense dislike or repugnance
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
revulsion · disdain · contempt · loathing · resentment · animosity · hostility · displeasure · disapproval · irritation
rejection
Denial of acceptance
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- cold-shoulderingPointedly ignoring someone
shunning · avoidance · isolation · alienation · unpopularity · rebuff · brush-off · snubbing · blackballing · pariah
aloofness
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- coldnessLow temperature state
- standoffishnessUnfriendly reserve toward others
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
reserve · detachment · unfriendliness · inhospitality · iciness · frostiness · brusqueness · curtness · rudeness · arrogance
unlikablenesslikableness
Quality of being agreeable
likability · likeability · charm · appeal · pleasantness
unlikablenesscharisma
Magnetic personal appeal
magnetism · allure · enchantment · captivation · personal charm
like, likely, alike, unlike, liking, dislike, unlikely, likeness, likable