MISLIKED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

misliked

verb

past tense of mislike

as in disliked

to feel dislike for as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, "Mislike me not for my complexion"

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as in criticized

to hold an unfavorable opinion of he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him

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Previous-generation Outbacks were functional but had an unfortunate tendency to look as though their infotainment system had been installed by somebody who strongly disliked both computers and human beings.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Clark, who singlehandedly brought ratings and attendance up, to the point where the players now receive significantly better salaries and travel benefits, is widely disliked across the league and by many fans of other teams.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of disliked

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This is the political bedrock of that, and people are just tired of the massive Hindu-Muslim-who-is-to-be-hated sentiment.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
The guy who hated selling himself turned out to be very good at helping sell everyone else.

— JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026

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