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or likeable
as in loved
easy to like; having pleasant or appealing qualities
Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel. She seems like a friendly, likable young woman.
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Recent Examples of likable
Brink’s skill and motor are very likable.
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Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Some of TV’s best love stories have ended with two relatively likable characters splitting up.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
This has turned into a maddening and unpredictable and immensely likeable team.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Characters with strong personalities that are not simplistically likable feel the truest to Jimenez.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Some of TV’s best love stories have ended with two relatively likable characters splitting up.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
This has turned into a maddening and unpredictable and immensely likeable team.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Characters with strong personalities that are not simplistically likable feel the truest to Jimenez.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for likable
Adjective
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Take care of yourselves and one another, reach out to friends and loved ones, and check in on your neighbors.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her loved ones, including her husband Jim, encouraged Buffone to make a business out of selling her bread and other baked goods.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What Jack doesn’t bet on is the re-emergence of Wendy’s toxic ex-boyfriend Chuck (Cory Michael Smith), a small-time pilot who isn’t made any less attractive for the fact that his life is in shambles.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2026
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Despite those attractive traits, UPFs have been linked to cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease, depression, and even low muscle mass.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In the decades before the Civil War, public theater was not generally considered respectable.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Mar. 2026
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Variety’s final predictions correctly called 18 of the 24 categories — a respectable 75% success rate — but the larger lesson of the season may be simpler.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Built around a natural mineral spring, tourists have been flocking to this charming retreat for years.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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His charming Indiana State team – led by the bespectacled and beloved cult hero Robbie Avila, better known as Cream Abdul-Jabbar – won 28 games in the regular-season, and the Missouri Valley crown.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But this sweet, deep man deserves a fuller accounting.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Total decadence—sweet and savory with a little kick.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a lovely, gentle soapy smell throughout the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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Although the focus is on architecture, many of the homes in the landmark district have lovely landscaped backyards that guests are welcome to visit and admire.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Brook, meanwhile, is just a stylish and musically gifted member of a similarly musically inclined pirate crew who loves singing a sea shanty to an adorable little whale.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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These adorable dish towels are perfect for the holiday, sporting shades of green and a few cute slogans to get you in the spirit.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Indeed, Cleveland was admirable for not playing the usual Washington games.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each played their respective roles with admirable consistency, providing comfort to long-term viewers through the show's initial conclusion in 2010.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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