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

Noun

Most of these posts and videos barely get any attention, racking up only, at best, a few hundred likes and a few thousand views.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Krukow says ‘thank you’ to fans Fans have swarmed to support Krukow, with hundreds of positive comments and thousands of likes filling up the various social media posts announcing his retirement.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of likes

Noun

After the couple’s differing tastes in music came to light, Miller asked who picks the music in the car.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
Her taramosalata comes streaked with squid ink, and octopus arrives caramelized in petimezi, the grape must syrup that turns up across Cycladic kitchens but tastes distinctly of Tinos here.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of tastes

Noun

Another simple and highly effective tool is the one-page profile — a short introduction of the child to teachers highlighting strengths, communication preferences, sensory considerations, effective motivators and important accommodations.

— Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
What this usually means is that the apparent contradiction isn’t particularly relevant for those voters or very revealing about their preferences.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of preferences

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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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