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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Sydney Mancasola and Miles Mykkanen, as Pamina and Tamino, are likable, lyric lovers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

Heller said the vanity loomed large years later when she met this likable, young man who only spoke Farsi but wanted to make sculptures mainly from mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

And he can be likable and funny while doing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

likable

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