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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
The most critical casting decision though, came in selecting the actor to play Oscar’s smart, A’s loving and likable son, Billy, Lucero said.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Some people seem to be effortlessly likable.
—Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
But with all that being said, New Village Arts’ production is a likable, amusing and earnest staging with four ebullient actors directed with playfulness and energy by Desireé Clarke Miller.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Our society has decided that only the likable are deserving of compassion.
—Rachel Harrison, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Some people seem to be effortlessly likable.
—Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
But with all that being said, New Village Arts’ production is a likable, amusing and earnest staging with four ebullient actors directed with playfulness and energy by Desireé Clarke Miller.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Our society has decided that only the likable are deserving of compassion.
—Rachel Harrison, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for likable
Adjective
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In fact, those wages are so low that families must send their own money into prison to help support their loved one.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Kirk's murder is sick and reprehensible, and our thoughts are with his family, children, and loved ones.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Those batteries will then lead to cost, weight and material savings, creating an attractive selection of affordable, efficient new-energy vehicles, reported New Atlas.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Sep. 2025
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While the heat of a laptop is attractive, the bigger draw is the familiar scent left behind by their owner.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Microsoft sold its entire stake in Apple six years later, netting a very respectable return.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers are no slouch in the American Conference and have respectable College Football Playoff aspirations.—
Sam Sklar,
Mississippi Clarion Ledger,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, this third movie found a way to pay tribute to this character in a very subtle, charming and funny way, by making references to some of her most iconic and hilarious lines, for example.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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These harvest additions are eye-catching by day and charming by night.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Your liver also plays the very sweet role of regulating your blood sugar levels by releasing glucose and storing glycogen when appropriate.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The scent is smoky yet sweet, spicy yet smooth, dark but with an underlying lightness—the result of combining clean white musk with rose, tobacco, suede, and cumin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Olivier Rousteing‘s office high atop Balmain headquarters is rich in windows — offering lovely breezes and panoramic views of Paris rooftops — but rather poor on wall space for hanging pictures.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Chulianyouhuo Plus-size Pumpkin Long-sleeve Top This top's adorable pumpkin image is fun to show off, but it can also be worn as a bottom shirt with a lot of layers.—
Robin Raven,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Sep. 2025
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Pets Alive Mama and Baby Turtle Go under the sea with Mama Turtle and her little ones with this adorable toy that brings them to life!—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Codifying and scrutinizing what in the past was either let go or ruled on from the margins by officials is, in many ways, admirable.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pulpy with admirable performances from Tyson and Phylicia Rashad, A Fall from Grace is the first in a series of assured, technically accomplished Netflix dramas from Perry.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Likable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likable. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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