Synonyms of livable

livable

adjective

ˈli-və-bəl 

variants also liveable

as in inhabitable

suitable for living in

after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhabitable
• comfortable
• habitable
• acceptable
• intimate
• sustainable
• luxurious
• rich
• cozy
• homelike
• homey
• lavish
• sumptuous
• endurable
• deluxe
• tolerable
• bearable
• plush
• opulent
• palatial
• luxuriant
• supportable
• snug
• sufferable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uninhabitable
• uncomfortable
• humble
• economical
• unlivable
• spare
• unacceptable
• frugal
• thrifty
• intolerable
• unbearable
• spartan
• unendurable
• insupportable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of livable

And yet a truly livable city depends on much more than thriving business. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Players compete to build massive engines of profit and production to transform Mars into a livable habitat, all in the glorious name of cutthroat capitalism. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Joanna Gaines and the team at Magnolia have mastered the art of storytelling, creating home collections that feel both elevated and effortlessly livable. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

The Economist Intelligence Unit has repeatedly named Vienna among the most livable cities, while Austria’s Global Peace Index score puts it in sixth place among the most peaceful countries in the world. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026