well-liked

adjective

1. liked by many people; popular

Example Sentences

"Sean has been a tremendous and well-liked public servant," Trump wrote in an announcement on Truth Social, adding Duffy was "admired across the aisle".

From BBC

He was so well-liked by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover that he recommended Cohn to be the lead counsel for Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunt.

From Salon

"I didn't manage to protect him," Audrey F said of her late colleague - a well-liked history and geography teacher in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.

From BBC

“Billy is not a community-oriented person, and he wasn’t very well-liked in the community at all because of that.”

From Slate

Wachs, who was not well-liked by certain colleagues, nevertheless landed on his feet, winning reelection after he assiduously wooed his new constituents.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• admired
• cherished
• dear
• esteemed
• favorite
• hallowed
• loved
• popular
• prized
• respected
• revered
• treasured
• venerated