LIVABLE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

livable

adjective

ˈli-və-bəl

variants also liveable

Definition of livable

as in inhabitable

suitable for living in after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable

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Recent Examples of livable The Mateos had done just enough to make the building livable. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026 Oh, and Vienna’s the most livable city in the world, according to The Economist—and the quality of life inside the Rosewood is very good indeed. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 For homeowners watching bills climb during another record-hot summer, a cheap removable layer of heat control window film might be enough to make your worst rooms livable and give the AC a break. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026 And yet a truly livable city depends on much more than thriving business. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for livable

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My entire theory of writing is indebted to looking at floor plans with my mother as a child—which gave me the sense of language as something spatial and inhabitable.

— Nandini Krishnan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
To hope is to give yourself to the future—and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026

Definition of inhabitable

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Ellis and other senior leaders have shared their own backgrounds on the bank’s intranet and blog to make others feel more comfortable discussing their upbringing.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Stand-up also teaches kids how to get comfortable with the uncomfortable and how to turn dark into light, Blaine said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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As future missions find Earth-like planets around other stars, judging whether those worlds could be habitable will require some sense of what they're made of.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
This is because some of the three-story residences have flat roofs that lead up to a rooftop terrace, while others are designed with a more traditional roof structure with a habitable attic space.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

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