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

Netizens’ appetites for diets made up exclusively of get-ready-with-me (GRWM) content, dance routines, and brainrot ‘comedy’ are weakening.

— Annie Corser, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Inflation and economic pressure have led more Americans to eat at home or turn to fast food for a cheaper option, while the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic has curbed customers’ appetites.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of appetites

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Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion and make changes to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including hiding likes and reactions and blocking teens from using extreme makeup filters.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
The show’s conservative leanings have become harder and harder to stomach amid the rise of MAGA — cast members’ donation histories are easier to ignore than their likes on wildly transphobic posts.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of likes

Noun

Kwon says this approach encourages diversity, with producers of different ages and backgrounds bringing different tastes into the mix.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
His mother wore the latest fashion into her 80s, while his 22-year-old daughter has traditional tastes.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of tastes

Noun

Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of enthusiasms

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