Synonyms of likable

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.

Related Words

• loved
• attractive
• respectable
• charming
• sweet
• lovely
• adorable
• admirable
• beautiful
• lovable
• cheerful
• fascinating
• engaging
• endearing
• friendly
• reputable
• kind
• appealing
• desirable
• pleasant
• favored
• winning
• beloved
• precious
• nice
• dear
• winsome
• darling
• favorite
• embraceable
• gracious
• disarming
• cherished
• kissable
• treasured
• alluring
• delightful
• enchanting
• affable
• lovesome
• good-natured
• captivating
• agreeable
• pleasing
• cordial
• entrancing
• genial
• good-tempered
• fetching
• well-disposed

Dissimilar Words

• unpleasant
• offensive
• horrible
• disagreeable
• disgusting
• distasteful
• contemptible
• wretched
• nasty
• heinous
• lousy
• unlikable
• repulsive
• ugly
• grotesque
• repugnant
• monstrous
• hideous
• unloved
• repellent
• unattractive
• frightful
• awful
• vile
• obnoxious
• dreadful
• shocking
• appalling
• unsightly
• foul
• scandalous
• obscene
• revolting
• horrid
• sickening
• loathsome
• detestable
• hateful
• odious
• horrendous
• ogreish
• ill-favored
• abominable
• abhorrent
• nauseating
• noisome
• unlovable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of likable

Still, when Sanders was asked about Waller on Monday, the Panthers’ likeable fourth-round draft pick from 2024 understood the subtext. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026

Small Time Crooks is an old-fashioned farce with likable characters and a jocular pace. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Catherine and Alice are such complicated figures that the word likable seems irrelevant to them. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026

Across from her, the eminently likable Raúl Esparza makes for an unusually light Leontes. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026