LIKINGS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

likings

noun

plural of liking

as in appetites

positive regard for something I have a liking for dark chocolate

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Noun

The annual dining crawl features two routes with at least 10 stops, though those with big appetites can choose to do both.

— Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Things have changed, and the market has started to punish big tech companies with seemingly endless appetites for more compute.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of appetites

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Her post had about 282,000 likes and more than 100,000 reposts or shares as of July 30.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Taylor predicts fewer one-off campaigns chasing reach, and more long-term creator partnerships that will be judged on sales and retention rather than likes and views.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of likes

Noun

People can write about changing tastes, but as characters that grow and evolve through the decades, there are none better than the Marvel characters — and none better than Peter Parker.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
The lesson from prior endeavors is that new markets aren’t won by adapting a product to suit local tastes.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tastes

Noun

For each order, the two work closely with the client to customize based on atmosphere, food preferences and seasonal touches.

— Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Achieving this requires robust data integration and convincing guests that sharing preferences yields significant value.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 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

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