Synonyms of livable

livable

adjective

ˈli-və-bəl 

variants also liveable

as in inhabitable

suitable for living in

after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhabitable
• comfortable
• habitable
• intimate
• lavish
• luxurious
• acceptable
• rich
• cozy
• homelike
• homey
• sustainable
• snug
• sumptuous
• homy
• deluxe
• bearable
• tolerable
• supportable
• endurable
• plush
• opulent
• palatial
• luxuriant
• sufferable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uninhabitable
• uncomfortable
• humble
• economical
• unlivable
• spare
• unacceptable
• frugal
• thrifty
• intolerable
• unbearable
• spartan
• unendurable
• insupportable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of livable

Masi acknowledges that a ban on service charges and gratuities might hurt the wallets of restaurant workers, but adds that a livable wage is the restaurant’s responsibility — not the diner’s. —Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025

This is really the drive to fight for the fullness of what our communities need to thrive, what the planet needs to be livable. —Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

Jen Cole Wright is affiliated with the Charleston Climate Coalition, a 501c3 that advocates for a livable climate in the Lowcountry. —Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025

What downtown Tampa did not have was a livable and walkable district with many forms of entertainment and shopping, which currently ranges from grocery stores to high-end retail. —Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025