Popularity
Popularity noun - The state of enjoying widespread approval.
Usage example: the sudden popularity of low-cut blouses horrified my mother
Unpopularity
Unpopularity noun - The quality of lacking general approval or acceptance.
Popularity is an antonym for unpopularity.
Nearby Word: unpopular
Both words in one sentence
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Hiroshima as a Unit of Measure: the Public Policy Polling agency - gauging the popularity/unpopularity of any given politician or party - uses Nickelback as a measurement - alongside head lice and the DMV - if someone is more hated than the band.
Source: Music / Nickelback -
The popularity of Disney in Japan is inversely proportional to the unpopularity of every other American feature animation studio in the country (with the exception of Pixar, occasionally).
Source: Americans Hate Tingle
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Unpopularity and Popularity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/popularity/unpopularity
Popularity & Unpopularity. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/popularity/unpopularity>.
Unpopularity or Popularity. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/popularity/unpopularity.
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