Definitions

likable

[lahy-kuh-buhl] / ˈlaɪ kə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

nice, pleasant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amiable appealing attractive charismatic charming engaging enjoyable genial good-natured likeable sweet sympathetic winsome

WEAK

agreeable friendly good pleasing preferable relishable sweet-natured winning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool disagreeable irritable mean repellent repulsive ugly unfriendly unhappy unpleasant

WEAK

bad hateful unlikable unlikeable

Example Sentences

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Sam is hapless and downwardly mobile, yet he’s as likable as a shy puppy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The director says he initially used wide lenses, which highlighted that Joe was "distracted, he's not a likable person".

From BBC

Characters with strong personalities that are not simplistically likable feel the truest to Jimenez.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is good news,” Emma whispers to me while the rest of my family congratulates Andre on being a somewhat likable person.

From Literature

If you require a villain, I’ve got bad news: Both of these teams are pretty likable.

From The Wall Street Journal