Synonyms for likable
- adjective
- American English
Most common
appealing enjoyable sympathetic amiable well-liked lovable personable
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Amiable
amiable, sympathetic, enjoyable, appealing, congenial, pleasurable, agreeable
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person, having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.
She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.
Related words
- Word family
- likableness
- Other spellings
- likeable UK
Example sentences
- appealing My mother says she doesn't find rock appealing.
- enjoyable Do you really think doing that would be enjoyable?
- sympathetic Mary told me that she thought Tom was sympathetic.
- amiable She is not only beautiful but also amiable.
- lovable She loves her puppy, and the puppy is really lovable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| likable | rising | |
| appealing | rising | |
| enjoyable | rising | |
| sympathetic | steady | |
| amiable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- lovable3, amiable4
- 9 letters
- appealing3, enjoyable4, agreeable4, congenial3
- 10 letters
- personable4
- 11 letters
- sympathetic4, pleasurable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lovable3 = 3 syllables).