LIKABLE Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

likable

adjective

variants or likeable

as in loved

easy to like; having pleasant or appealing qualities Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel. She seems like a friendly, likable young woman.

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Recent Examples of likable Steve Guttenberg To many, Steve Guttenberg will always be known as Police Academy’s Carey Mahoney, a rebellious but likable small-time crook who gets nudged into joining the force. —

Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026 That rock’n’roll girlfriend Rachel (Marcella Plunkett) is now his wife, and the couple have a smart, likable teenage daughter, Aja (Beth Fallon), surely named after the Steely Dan album, though no one feels the need to state as much. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 May 2026 Rhoda, so likable and charming and unassuming, looked embarrassed to be accepting praise for what was entirely Sherry’s dish, which made Sherry justifiably angry. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026 Both the Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro offer good edge detection, a very likeable bokeh and pleasing colors in Portrait mode – sometimes even on moving subjects. —

Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for likable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for likable

Adjective

Are there healthy ways to prepare ourselves and our loved ones for the inevitable?

— Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
Instead, Pagano and Dozier suggest having gentle, boundary-setting conversations that might encourage a loved one to address their hoarding habits.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 28 May 2026