likable
adjective
readily or easily liked; pleasing.
unlikable
-
a word derived from
likable.
Example Sentences
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Phillips never denies she is an unlikable heroine but blames sexism for her professional collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Yoon’s prickly, unlikable James is the character many will align with, to their chagrin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Scott has made a career of being unlikable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
That Belmondo morphs from appealing photojournalist to unlikable sexual cad while the picture’s ostensible star—Claude Brasseur as an inadvertent cop killer—disappears for long stretches does the picture no favors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
His environment had left its unlikable marks on him, but in the antebellum South, I could have found myself at the mercy of someone much worse—could have been descended from someone much worse.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
