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The likable character helped everyone feel welcome.
What does Likable mean?
Likable means easy to like.
Dictionary definition
Easy to like because of pleasant or friendly qualities.
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Likable in a sentence
medium
A likable speaker is friendly and easy to understand.
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The author made the narrator likable by showing kindness and honesty.
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What does likable mean?
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Which word is closest in meaning to likable?
A likable person or character is often pleasant.
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Which word is an antonym of likable?
Unpleasant is an opposite because it is not easy to enjoy or like.
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Likable
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WordLikable.
Partadjective.
MeaningLikable means easy to like.
ExampleExample: The likable character helped everyone feel welcome.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- ly · kuh · buhl
- Strongest beat
- ly
- Ending
- buhl
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on ly.
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Synonyms
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Antonyms
Opposite words
unpleasantnot enjoyable or friendly
unfriendlynot warm or welcoming
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Word family
Likable word family
Base word
likable
adjective
likable
Base form.
adjective
likeable
Alternate spelling of likable.
verb
like
To enjoy or feel positively about something.
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Likable means easy to like.
Common mix-up
Likable is not the same as unpleasant. Likable means likable means easy to like.
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Read this model sentence: A likable speaker is friendly and easy to understand. Clue words: friendly, easy, speaker. Underline clue words that show why likable fits instead of unpleasant. Now write one new sentence that shows likable without using the word likable. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show likable?
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