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 and divides as un-li-ka-ble under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.