🇬🇧 Unpopular meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If something or someone is unpopular, it means that not many people like it, choose it, or want to be around it, even if there is nothing really wrong with it.

My unpopular plan to ban bedtime stories and replace them with tax documents did not win the family vote.

Mom’s unpopular rule says we can only have dessert after we finish all our chores, all our homework, and possibly college.

The unpopular chair in class squeaks so loudly that whoever sits on it instantly becomes unpopular too.

My brother’s suggestion to have "Broccoli Only" birthday parties was wildly unpopular with literally every child invited.

Dad’s unpopular playlist of whale noises and polka music clears the living room faster than bedtime.

The old green jacket was unpopular. At the school fair, kids chose bright coats and left the unpopular jacket on a chair. The unpopular jacket sat alone and looked cold. The unpopular jacket had little hope until a small girl, cold and kind, wrapped the unpopular jacket around her and smiled.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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