something like

phrase

1

: close to : approximately

It costs something like five dollars.

2

: somewhat or slightly like

He does look something like his father.

Examples of something like in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Giants might get something like cash considerations, a player to be named later or perhaps a teenager who is a half-decade away from even thinking about the majors. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Of course, in 2012, smart phones didn’t have enough processing power to support the sort of software required for something like that. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

But when compared to spending on something like schools, increasing the subsidy to corporations like Netflix, Apple, Amazon, and Disney — to the tune of tens of millions of dollars a year — can be an understandably hard sell to voters. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026

Mel Gibson has issued something like an apology after mocking an American Sign Language interpreter. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for something like

• statesmanlike
• alike
• belike
• birdlike
• catlike
• childlike
• christlike
• deathlike
• dislike
• dreamlike
• friedreich
• godlike