Likable

Quick meaning: Likable is an adjective meaning (of a person) Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.

Meaning

(of a person) Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.

More Meanings

1. Capable of, or suitable for, being liked.

Example Sentences

She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.

From the very moment that Judge Payne was introduced to his party he proved himself a likabler guide[.]

Rendezvous of ’37. He was sashaying around nice as you please. A little green. But the likablest sort of fellow you’d ever want to see.

I often struggle the most when trying to decide on what to wear because I wanted people to like me. I believed that if the shirt was not likable by others then I was not likeable^([sic]).

Word Forms

• likabler
• likablest
• likeable

Synonyms for likable

Depending on context, synonyms include amiable, sympathetic, appealing, likeable, liked.

Antonyms for likable

Common opposites include unsympathetic, unappealing, unlikeable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include likeable, sympathetic, appealing, liked, friendly, sociable.

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