Obscure
Unpopular
Unpopular adjective - Regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval.
Obscure and unpopular are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obscure" instead an adjective "Unpopular".
Nearby Word: unpopularity
Both words in one sentence
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Incurable Cough of Death: Subverted by Ukyo Tachibana, who was designed with the apparent intention of being killed off by illness, but (with the exception of an obscure and unpopular side game) never has been, due to his popularity among the gamers.
Source: Video Game / Samurai Shodown -
Continuity Porn: Morrison is known for bringing back obscure (and even unpopular) ideas.
Source: Creator / Grant Morrison -
Any creature can inspire a Pokémon and the series seems to have been going out of its way to showcase obscure, strange, and unpopular animals (like coelacanths).
Source: What Measure Is a Non-Cute?
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