likings

noun

plural of liking
as in appetites
positive regard for something I have a liking for dark chocolate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for likings
  1. appetites
  2. likes
  3. tastes
  4. preferences
  5. enthusiasms
Noun
  • Shipping companies have different risk appetites, with some willing to transit Hormuz while others are staying completely away from the strait, Larsen said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Made famous by Jewish-style delis in Richmond, Virginia, to satisfy the appetites of local Navy seamen, the Sailor sandwich is a meat-centric indulgence.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of appetites
Noun
  • By Wednesday, the post had received more than 600 likes and 260 comments on Facebook.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • The post garnered an influx of attention, including almost 12,000 likes.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of likes
Noun
  • The channel initially focused on rock music, reflecting both the tastes of its founders and the limited number of videos available.
    — Kara Rogers Britannica Editors July 21, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • Christie’s, as always, is willing to adapt to the tastes of their clients, but the auction house also has multiple strategies for wooing tech wealth and trying to convert them to fine art.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • William has also said on several occasions that his children are free to choose their favorite team without feeling obligated to follow their father’s preferences.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
  • Until that happens, Americans remain vulnerable to surprises and types of care that are not aligned with their preferences.
    — Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of preferences
Noun
  • Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Definition of enthusiasms
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