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liked

liked

1.0
Seen by many people as pleasant or popular
  • adjective
  • /laɪkt/
translation icon : querido
  • He is a well-liked manager who supports his staff.

Embrace your whole package and stop forcing yourself to be liked by everybody.

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Examples

  • She quickly became a liked member of the team thanks to her kindness and humor.

  • She is very liked by her colleagues.

  • He is a well-liked manager who supports his staff.

  • The restaurant's liked dishes are listed as chef's specials.

  • Tom is very liked in our community.

  • She quickly became a liked member of the team thanks to her kindness and humor.

  • The restaurant's liked dishes are popular among customers.

Synonyms

popular
vsliked
∞ 1.0

Liked or admired by many people

is regarded by individuals with affection or approval rather than mass appeal
likeable
vsliked
  • UK
1 1.0

Nice and friendly so people feel warm toward you

is about being regarded with affection or approval rather than just qualities

Antonyms

unpopular
121 2.1

Most people do not like someone or something

disliked
1.0

Not popular with many people

How Liked

adored
2.6
liked
1.0
popular
∞ 1.0
unknown
629 2.3
disliked
1.0

Surface Forms

liked positive

Morphology

liked = like (transparent) = like + ed

The adjective is the past-participial/derived adjectival use of 'like' + '-ed', meaning 'regarded with approval', which is directly predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word liked comes from the old verb like, which originally meant 'to please'. So if someone or something is liked, they 'please' people and are seen as pleasant or popular, which is why liked means 'regarded with affection or approval'.