unlikable

Questions about unlikable

What does unlikable mean?

unlikable means "(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unlikable?

unlikable has 4 syllables: un-li-ka-ble. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for unlikable?

Close synonyms include unsympathetic, unappealing, unlikeable, unlikeable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unlikable a common word?

unlikable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.