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👎 To remove approval 🔀 Different from
to unlike

to unlike

1 6.2
To remove a like from a post, photo, or comment
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈlaɪk/
  • Texting
translation icon : no me gusta
  • If you wish to "unlike" a page, click "Unlike."

You know, I liked it, unliked it, and my pride got on the way and I didn't reach out to Jeffrey and I didn't talk to him, you know, and that's what happened.

Examples

  • Consumers (73%) also noted that they have no issue with unliking a brand on the site if they post too often.

    Blog text (16)

  • You can "unlike" Chase Community Giving on Facebook (or alternatively, write them a comment letting them know how you feel).

    Blog text (9)

  • I unliked her page this morning.

    Gregoire (2017)

  • So I unliked the page.

    Blog text (5)

  • Social media users began "unliking" Romney on his official Facebook page soon after the election results last week.

    Blog text (4)

  • Some fans felt compelled to "unlike" our page, while others even went as far as to post their intention to "sell all their Mass Effect games."

    Blog text (24)

  • You can take control of your "Likes" by purging ("unliking") and organizing your pages year by year.

    Blog text (26)

  • "In the three days after Romney conceded the presidential election to Barack Obama, more than 50,000 users have unliked his page," Mashable reports.

    Blog text (1)

  • If you want to stop supporting a post, just click "unlike" to remove your approval.

  • Many users decided to "unlike" the controversial video after it was widely criticized.

Synonyms

to unlove
vsto unlike
  • Texting
7.7

To remove a heart from a post on an app

removes general approval reactions rather than the specific heart reaction
to unfavorite
vsto unlike
  • Texting
6.8

To remove something from your saved items on an app or website

removes a short approval reaction instead of taking items out of saved lists

Antonyms

to like
∞ 1.0

To enjoy a person or thing

Surface Forms

unlike infinitive
unliked past
unliked past participle
unliking present participle
unlikes third person singular

Morphology

unlike = like (transparent) = un + like

Formed by prefixing 'un-' to the verb 'like' to indicate reversing or removing the action of liking; a productive and predictable formation.

Etymology

Unlike is formed by adding un- 'reverse' to like, like in undo or unlock. Online, to unlike something is to take away a previous 'like' on a post or photo.