LIKABILITY Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

likability

noun

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as in attractiveness

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Recent Examples of likability Yet whatever the circumstances, the characters who populate her songs have an abiding and unshakable likability. —

New York Times, 28 Apr. 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 While the general grifter is allowed to reinvent themselves, be openly ambitious, and romanticize their crimes, the female grifter—and especially the SGG—is met with significantly less permission and a higher demand for likability. —

Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026 The characters around him are less well-defined at this point, though the likability of the actors goes a long way. —

Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Even seemingly benign alterations for aesthetic reasons are prohibited, such as removing the photojournalist’s own shadow or evidence of their camera equipment, removing an unsightly wire or fencepost, or airbrushing someone’s facial features to increase attractiveness.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Kenya’s data center market is projected to triple to $805 million by 2031, according to a new report, with the country’s renewable energy mix among the factors boosting its attractiveness.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 6 May 2026