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Recent Examples of likability
In assessing greatness, likability matters to me.
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Foundation of trust That trust is built on an impressive resume and likability.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Because even in the really good bad guy parts, there’s often a likability to the character.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
And despite their eminent likability, Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle — in the central roles of Catherine and her father, Robert — may even be the wrong actors.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Tiger’s likability, or Q Score, was 11 earlier in the year and below the average sports personality score of 13.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The film’s relentless likability leans on a few ticks.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Errington has an endearing likability and a sense of mischief, but more aggressiveness and overconfidence would better suit the character.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Foundation of trust That trust is built on an impressive resume and likability.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Because even in the really good bad guy parts, there’s often a likability to the character.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
And despite their eminent likability, Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle — in the central roles of Catherine and her father, Robert — may even be the wrong actors.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Tiger’s likability, or Q Score, was 11 earlier in the year and below the average sports personality score of 13.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The film’s relentless likability leans on a few ticks.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Errington has an endearing likability and a sense of mischief, but more aggressiveness and overconfidence would better suit the character.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for likability
Noun
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Using a Beatles motif, the English drew on their reserves of cultural capital to boost the country’s attractiveness at a time when the country’s citizens have an acute sense of losing their place in the world.—
Simon Chadwick,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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By the time of The Social Reckoning, a website that was once used to rate the attractiveness of women has gone on to disrupt global politics on a frightening scale.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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And Kimmel, who has never been accused of thoughtfulness or thoroughness, claiming that Colbert's contract offer proves something is once again wrong.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The key is to settle from a position of thoughtfulness, not panic.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Good bathroom etiquette here is less about politeness than safety, since a crowded aisle is something the crew would rather avoid.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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For the most part, CTA personnel act with grace and politeness, although the sour drivers can influence the riders’ experiences as well.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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This kind of optimism and cheerfulness can make leaders more empathetic and pleasant to work with, partly because psychology research finds that positive moods increase helping, generosity and interpersonal understanding.—
Aditya Simha,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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There were some nods in the direction of a more old-fashioned political civility Wednesday night.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
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As well as calling you a hypocrite almost a decade ago over your Monica Lewinsky jokes in the late 1990s and your calls for civility, John Oliver in particular has taken you to the woodshed over your criticism of late-night getting too partisan.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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In 2023, the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, unveiled a grandiose, if vague, project called the Global Civilization Initiative, which proposed an appeal to comity between civilizations and cultures—something of a Chinese counterpoint to the Western status quo.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
6 May 2026
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In a way, the intrusion of violence into the otherwise festive dinner did manage to galvanize a sense of comity between bitter political rivals.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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That isn’t to say that Buffett conducts business with blind cheeriness and optimism — nor did Murphy, Buffett said.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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But that cheeriness might be starting to wear off.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Sure, having a ridiculous number of backup products would ensure that there is no need unaddressed, mass considerations for spaceflight are extremely serious and future missions will need to have better data to know what will be needed in a microgravity environment.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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After a second of consideration, Naim slams the grate shut to the monster’s wails, and the audience’s relief.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Likability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likability. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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