Entry Word: lovable

Function: adjective

Meaning: having qualities that tend to make one loved <she was a lovable child, always helpful and kind>

Synonyms adorable, darling, dear, disarming, endearing, precious, sweet, winning

Related Words embraceable, kissable; beloved, cherished, treasured; attractive, beautiful, desirable, lovely; captivating, charming, fascinating; admirable, likable (or likeable), reputable, respectable; affable, agreeable, cheerful, cordial, friendly, genial, gracious, kind, pleasant; delightful, pleasing

Near Antonyms unloved; contemptible, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, heinous, horrible, offensive, unlikable, unpleasant; frightful, grotesque, hideous, ill-favored, monstrous, ogreish, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive; ugly, unattractive, unsightly, vile

Antonyms abhorrent, abominable, detestable, hateful, odious, unlovable