LIKABILITY Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

likability

noun

Definition of likability

as in attractiveness

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Recent Examples of likability Growing up in foster care didn’t give me much likability or infrastructure for knowing how to relate to people. — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 Speed is pristine — a perfectly structured blockbuster built on the likability of its two magnetic leads. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 The problem is that likability earned this way doesn't last because it isn't built on anything real. — Steven Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Depth, feeling, stakes and likability. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026 In assessing greatness, likability matters to me. — 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

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Noun

The list of 500 schools was compiled by the magazine and data research firm Statista, Schools were given a score based on their student outcomes, learning environment and their attractiveness to students.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The stakes are high, with victory on the track bringing in prize money and enhancing the team’s attractiveness to sponsors like Petronas and Microsoft.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of attractiveness

Noun

And now [the rest] has to be curated in a way with some thoughtfulness and planning.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
The unusual ceremony quickly drew reactions online, with many commenters praising the crew on their thoughtfulness and congratulating the newlyweds on their happy occasion.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoughtfulness

Noun

The dynamic between the parents and the perpetrators steadily escalates from politeness to hostility to eventual torture, all while maintaining a frustrating attitude of inevitability and justification toward the former’s fate.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
She’s used to chief stews who yell and is thrown off by Aesha’s politeness.

— Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of politeness

Noun

The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfulness

Noun

But most of us have been around long enough to miss things such as bipartisanship among lawmakers and general civility.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Joe Biden, a link to a bygone era of civility and bipartisanship, ran in 2020 on a message of restoring the soul of America.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of civility

Noun

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
Getting the debt down to a manageable size will take sacrifice in the way of cuts and tax increases, which are difficult even in times of relative political comity.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of comity

Noun

If someone consistently behaves with kindness, generosity, and consideration, even when these behaviors require effort or self-restraint, their motives may be less important than their actions.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
For now, the main considerations are cutting benefits for wealthier Americans or eliminating the cap on Social Security's payroll tax.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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