Antonyms for livable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : liv-uh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪv ə bəl

Definition of livable

Origin : also liveable, 1610s, "likely to survive," from live (v.) + -able. Meaning "conducive to living" is from 1660s; sense of "suitable for living in" is from 1814 ("Mansfield Park"). Meaning "endurable" is from 1841.

adj adequate, acceptable

Example sentences :

Had it not been for the great fireplace the shack would not have been livable.
Extract from : « Ted and the Telephone » by Sara Ware Bassett

With the exception of Matadi and Thysville it has the one livable hotel in the Congo.
Extract from : « An African Adventure » by Isaac F. Marcosson

The room was not the home of any one—it was not inhabited, it was not livable.
Extract from : « The U.P. Trail » by Zane Grey

It gave them a very cheery look, and must have made them livable at least in the daytime.
Extract from : « Familiar Spanish Travels » by W. D. Howells

The temperature, while somewhat cool, was in the livable range.
Extract from : « The Book » by Michael Shaara

How do you go to work to get men and things to put houses into livable shape?
Extract from : « The Turn of the Tide » by Eleanor H. Porter

It is the duty of every man to keep the camp clean, sanitary, and livable.
Extract from : « The Plattsburg Manual » by O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey

My life has been a very hard one and my Anna has been all which made it livable.
Extract from : « The Old Flute-Player » by Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey

The machine with buttermilk and Zenoleum headed the list for livable chicks.
Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings

The city was livable again, and they knew electric current would stop any future attack of the strange creatures.
Extract from : « Wanted--7 Fearless Engineers! » by Warner Van Lorne

Synonyms for livable

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