Synonyms of liking

liking 1 of 2

noun

ˈlī-kiŋ 

as in like

positive regard for something

I have a liking for dark chocolate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• like
• preference
• appetite
• taste
• love
• craving
• use
• fondness
• enthusiasm
• tendency
• relish
• love affair
• fancy
• partiality
• thirst
• favor
• desire
• interest
• shine
• longing
• inclination
• prejudice
• weakness
• bias
• passion
• propensity
• gusto
• tooth
• yen
• hankering
• bent
• palate
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• dislike
• disgust
• distaste
• aversion
• loathing
• disfavor
• indifference
• apathy
• disinclination
• mislike
• unconcern

liking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of like

1

as in wanting

to wish to have

I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wanting
• enjoying
• loving
• feeling like
• fancying
• caring (for)
• welcoming
• relishing
• desiring
• craving
• digging
• dying (for)
• wishing (for)
• yearning (for)
• grooving (on)
• adoring
• delighting (in)
• reveling (in)
• coveting
• hankering (for or after)

2

as in preferring

to show partiality toward

I like romantic comedies more than action movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preferring
• enjoying
• favoring
• choosing
• wanting
• picking
• leaning (toward or towards)
• going in for
• caring (for)
• fancying
• selecting
• appreciating
• relishing
• adoring
• desiring
• craving
• being partial to
• admiring
• digging
• taking
• naming
• culling
• coveting
• grooving (on)
• wishing (for)
• delighting (in)
• reveling (in)
• prejudicing
• biasing
• singling (out)
• valuing
• hankering (for or after)
• handpicking
• tending (to)
• cherishing
• inclining (toward)
• cottoning (to)
• treasuring
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disliking
• hating
• disfavoring
• refusing
• detesting
• loathing
• rejecting
• abhorring
• declining
• misliking
• turning down
• discarding
• abominating
• throwing away
• jettisoning
• throwing out

3

as in enjoying

to take pleasure in

an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoying
• loving
• savoring
• relishing
• fancying
• admiring
• appreciating
• adoring
• taking to
• going for
• rejoicing (in)
• grooving (on)
• getting off (on)
• delighting (in)
• reveling (in)
• digging
• having a soft spot for
• preferring
• getting a kick out of
• revering
• valuing
• being partial to
• venerating
• worshipping
• treasuring
• cherishing
• idolizing
• drinking (in)
• devouring
• eating (up)
• prizing
• feasting (on)
• favoring
• doting (on)
• indulging (in)
• wallowing (in)
• luxuriating (in)
• cottoning (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• disliking
• detesting
• loathing
• abhorring
• condemning
• despising
• scorning
• abominating

4

as in pleasing

to see fit

feel free to order whatever you like from the menu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wanting
• pleasing
• wishing
• choosing
• willing
• desiring
• craving
• fancying
• dying (for)
• coveting
• panting (after)
• itching (for)
• yearning (for)
• longing (for)
• sighing (for)
• thirsting (for)
• aching (for)
• hankering (for)
• pining (for)
• deciding
• hungering (for)
• lusting (for or after)
• resolving
• repining (for)
• determining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liking

Noun

The 37-year-old, clad in a white tank top, loose gray sweatpants and white gym socks, looks back on the years that went into building the home to her liking. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Through circumstance and timing, DeSantis has used appointments to drastically shape Florida politics — and its judiciary — to his liking, gifting allies the levers of power and the benefit of incumbency. — Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

For now, however, what the numbers actually show is a world adjusting to the new reality of great-power competition, feeling forced to choose one side without the luxury of liking it. — Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026

Germany has a different reason for liking the early dismissal. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026