LIKED Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

liked 1 of 2

adjective

as in wanted

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liked

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verb

past tense of like

as in enjoyed

to wish to have I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have

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as in preferred

to show partiality toward I like romantic comedies more than action movies

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as in loved

to take pleasure in an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving

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as in pleased

to see fit feel free to order whatever you like from the menu

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Recent Examples of liked

Verb

Guadagnino liked the idea of shooting a tech movie about the future in a place once home to similar aspirations. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026 Being from Texas, Sewell no doubt liked things big, so he was attracted to the concept of a pizza that was thicker than flat-crust pies that copied the Italian model. — Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Christian liked school, had good friends, and enjoyed sports. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 And then even the parents of the college kid that never liked me in the first place, or didn’t want their kid listening to me. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 The need to be liked makes brands write polished statements aimed at everyone watching while the person actually affected waits. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Leo appeals to loftier questions about life Unlike Francis, who liked to travel to small Catholic communities far from Rome, Leo has been keen to emphasize and reawaken Europe’s Christian roots. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The pair first sparked dating rumors in April 2024, when fans noticed the singer liked Patridge’s Instagram post from Stagecoach. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 Netanyahu listed Mamdani’s rapport with streamer Hasan Piker, his hosting of a Palestinian journalist at Gracie Mansion and posts the mayor’s wife liked on social media as proof the mayor is antisemitic. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for liked

Adjective

Families can deeply love a wanted child and still make different decisions about how to proceed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The district attorney's office said 63-year-old Gino Ferrari's pit bull attacked K-9 Diesel while Jeannette police were helping the FBI with a search warrant on a wanted person on Adams Avenue in July.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of wanted

Verb

In states such as Alaska, Georgia and Ohio, Democratic governors could deliver new checks on Republican lawmakers who have enjoyed years of legislative control.

— Kevin Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The Country Music Hall of Famer and Kansas City have enjoyed a relationship of mutual admiration for decades.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of enjoyed

Verb

The poll found voters preferred Brown to Husted by 10 points on issues involving AI and data centers.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Worse still, the most energizing talks tended to be ignored by many of the academics in attendance, who preferred to ask questions that indirectly linked back to their area of specialism.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of preferred

Verb

After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleased

Adjective

The population consisted of workers transforming the strip of land to be habitable, even desirable, reforming the cluster into a model of hospitality.

— Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
These males with less going for them then pass on their less desirable traits, which could have negative consequences for the offspring.

— Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of desirable

Verb

Kalshi markets now show Bolsonaro favored to win 60% to Lula’s 39%.

— Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
In contrast, in Arab Barometer’s October 2023 survey, just ten percent of Gazans favored normalization and five percent of Palestinians living in the West Bank did.

— Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026