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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I had to fight for it ... because everybody’s always so worried that I’m not going to be likable or I’m going to be silly or stupid.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He is not just a likable character with a very positive leadership style, but someone that makes everyone around them better.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Ferreira’s Margot, the new film’s gutsy, likable lead, is a content moderator for a social media site named Kino.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Take care of yourself, Major. You aint the most likable man 1 ever met, but you sure are useful.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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