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

But in the eyes of investors, the robot maker is the more exciting bet, as appetites shift to AI and hardware, and away from e-commerce and internet platforms.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Sunflower stars are such voracious consumers of sea urchins that the Friday Harbor sea star lab struggles to keep up with their appetites.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of appetites

Noun

Fantastic Fest, the most reliably eclectic and unapologetically strange American film festival on the fall calendar, has unveiled a lineup that promises to delight any cinephile whose tastes lie outside the conventional.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
The shift reflects the tastes of a more price-sensitive and discerning Chinese consumer, a Bloomberg columnist noted.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of tastes

Noun

There’s no single best small backpack, but there are some excellent options out there to suit people with a range of styles and preferences.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
At the same time, today’s retail environment benefits from those decisions being backed by data, especially as trends, size curves, channels and customer preferences shift faster than traditional planning cycles.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 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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