variants
also liveable
as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable
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Recent Examples of livable
The organization plans to host more job fairs through 2026, focusing on tech positions and jobs with livable wages.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Oct. 2025
Hidalgo-Monroy Wohlgemuth argues that, even with initiatives that offer farmers a livable income and pricing stability, such fair trade agreements aren’t a catch-all solution for rural livelihood development.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
The Utah planning system worked, creating a very livable community with parks and effective public transportation, said Brian Hughes of Bella Vista, who runs a business advisory and brokerage firm.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025
Earth has been pushed past multiple physical and chemical boundaries crucial for keeping the world a livable place.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Oct. 2025
Hidalgo-Monroy Wohlgemuth argues that, even with initiatives that offer farmers a livable income and pricing stability, such fair trade agreements aren’t a catch-all solution for rural livelihood development.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
The Utah planning system worked, creating a very livable community with parks and effective public transportation, said Brian Hughes of Bella Vista, who runs a business advisory and brokerage firm.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025
Earth has been pushed past multiple physical and chemical boundaries crucial for keeping the world a livable place.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livable
Adjective
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Or has our world become a little bit too inhabitable?—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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With the pay increase in playing ball overseas, athletes still live in inhabitable conditions and sacrifice familial memories.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Are the Lions comfortable with the likes of Kayode Awosika, Trystan Colon and perhaps rookie guard Miles Frazier?—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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A lot of these players came from different parts of the country, and their families are comfortable leaving them with us.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Back then, the entire vehicle consisted of just three habitable modules.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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High volumes of food and medicine alone will not make Gaza habitable again.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livable. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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