Synonyms of like

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verb (1)

ˈlīk 

1

as in to want

to wish to have

I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have

Synonyms & Similar Words

• want
• enjoy
• love
• feel like
• fancy
• relish
• welcome
• care (for)
• crave
• delight (in)
• desire
• adore
• wish (for)
• dig
• die (for)
• revel (in)
• covet
• groove (on)
• yearn (for)
• hanker (for or after)

2

as in to prefer

to show partiality toward

I like romantic comedies more than action movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prefer
• enjoy
• want
• favor
• choose
• pick
• care (for)
• lean (toward or towards)
• go in for
• appreciate
• fancy
• relish
• adore
• select
• be partial to
• cotton (to)
• desire
• crave
• dig
• take
• admire
• delight (in)
• wish (for)
• name
• tend (to)
• single (out)
• covet
• incline (toward)
• bias
• prejudice
• revel (in)
• groove (on)
• cherish
• treasure
• cull
• handpick
• value
• prize
• hanker (for or after)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislike
• hate
• loathe
• detest
• refuse
• abhor
• reject
• decline
• turn down
• mislike
• disfavor
• discard
• abominate
• throw away
• throw out
• jettison

3

as in to enjoy

to take pleasure in

an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoy
• love
• savor
• relish
• fancy
• adore
• rejoice (in)
• appreciate
• take to
• delight (in)
• get off (on)
• go for
• admire
• revel (in)
• prefer
• dig
• have a soft spot for
• revere
• groove (on)
• get a kick out of
• treasure
• venerate
• be partial to
• cherish
• value
• drink (in)
• worship
• cotton (to)
• eat (up)
• prize
• idolize
• devour
• feast (on)
• favor
• dote (on)
• indulge (in)
• wallow (in)
• luxuriate (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hate
• dislike
• loathe
• detest
• abhor
• despise
• condemn
• abominate
• scorn

4

as in to please

to see fit

feel free to order whatever you like from the menu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• want
• please
• wish
• choose
• will
• desire
• crave
• fancy
• long (for)
• covet
• pine (for)
• die (for)
• hunger (for)
• yearn (for)
• lust (for or after)
• pant (after)
• itch (for)
• sigh (for)
• thirst (for)
• decide
• ache (for)
• repine (for)
• resolve
• hanker (for)
• determine

like

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noun (1)

1

as in kind

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

you can never trust his like, because they'll always let you down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kind
• type
• sort
• stripe
• genre
• variety
• breed
• nature
• description
• manner
• ilk
• species
• kidney
• order
• strain
• feather
• class
• persuasion
• category
• model
• sample
• group
• family
• specimen
• grouping
• lot
• set
• bracket
• bunch
• suite
• rank(s)
• grade
• division

2

as in equivalent

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value

we'd never seen its like in any other shop in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equivalent
• counterpart
• fellow
• partner
• coordinate
• colleague
• peer
• parallel
• rival
• match
• equal
• compeer
• competitor
• associate
• half
• companion
• coequal
• analogue
• double
• mate
• twin
• copartner

like

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noun (2)

as in liking

positive regard for something

she thought her new boyfriend was unusually interested in her likes and dislikes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liking
• love
• preference
• use
• taste
• appetite
• craving
• tendency
• fancy
• relish
• fondness
• love affair
• enthusiasm
• favor
• desire
• thirst
• shine
• partiality
• interest
• longing
• weakness
• inclination
• prejudice
• tooth
• passion
• bias
• gusto
• propensity
• bent
• hankering
• yen
• leaning
• palate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• dislike
• disgust
• distaste
• aversion
• loathing
• disfavor
• indifference
• apathy
• mislike
• disinclination
• unconcern

like

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adjective

as in similar

having qualities in common

you're not talking about like things when you compare football and golf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• similar
• comparable
• analogous
• alike
• such
• akin
• resembling
• matching
• parallel
• equivalent
• synonymous
• corresponding
• identical
• related
• resemblant
• correspondent
• suchlike
• cognate
• twin
• same
• connate
• ditto
• on the order of
• tantamount
• relatable
• virtual
• commensurate
• proportionate
• consistent
• allied
• kin
• redundant
• approaching
• kindred
• equal
• congenial
• close
• interchangeable
• conforming
• uniform
• congeneric
• duplicate
• conformable
• indistinguishable
• homogeneous
• entire
• me-too
• consonant
• homogenous
• fungible
• coincident
• approximating
• substitutable
• congenerous
• connatural
• coextensive
• unchanging
• unvarying
• selfsame
• unvaried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unlike
• different
• dissimilar
• diverse
• various
• distinct
• disparate
• distinguishable
• variable
• varied
• unakin
• varying
• nonequivalent
• inaccurate
• noninterchangeable
• unrelated
• imprecise
• inexact
• unconnected

like

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adverb

1

as in pretty

to some degree or extent

the cat would curl up, tightly like, and just go to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretty
• quite
• something
• relatively
• rather
• enough
• fairly
• somewhat
• a little
• to a degree
• moderately
• a bit
• a mite
• of sorts
• after a sort
• sort of
• kindly
• a tad
• kind of
• a touch
• more or less
• slightly
• vaguely
• decently
• little
• acceptably
• tolerably
• passably
• nominally
• partly
• partially
• negligibly
• halfway
• half
• incompletely
• part
• partway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• very
• especially
• particularly
• extremely
• highly
• heavily
• terribly
• awfully
• exceedingly
• exceptionally
• greatly
• deadly
• significantly
• substantially
• frightfully
• considerably
• mortally
• hugely
• beastly
• extensively
• surpassingly
• mightily

2

as in about

close to but not exactly

the distance is more like 500 miles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• about
• say
• approximately
• around
• roughly
• some
• much
• nearly
• more or less
• near
• generally
• somewhere about
• after a fashion
• plus or minus
• somewhere around
• practically
• loosely
• virtually
• nominally
• kind of
• well-nigh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exactly
• precisely
• even
• just
• sharp
• due
• squarely
• smack-dab

like

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conjunction

as in as

the way it would be or one would do if

it looks like it's going to rain at any moment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• as
• as if
• as though

likes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of like

1

as in wants

to wish to have

I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wants
• enjoys
• loves
• feels like
• fancies
• relishes
• welcomes
• cares (for)
• adores
• craves
• delights (in)
• desires
• revels (in)
• wishes (for)
• covets
• grooves (on)
• digs
• dies (for)
• yearns (for)
• hankers (for or after)

2

as in prefers

to show partiality toward

I like romantic comedies more than action movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prefers
• enjoys
• favors
• wants
• chooses
• picks
• goes in for
• cares (for)
• adores
• leans (toward or towards)
• relishes
• appreciates
• fancies
• desires
• selects
• craves
• admires
• grooves (on)
• digs
• delights (in)
• takes
• is partial to
• covets
• wishes (for)
• revels (in)
• names
• tends (to)
• prejudices
• handpicks
• cottons (to)
• biases
• culls
• cherishes
• singles (out)
• values
• treasures
• inclines (toward)
• prizes
• hankers (for or after)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislikes
• hates
• loathes
• refuses
• abhors
• detests
• disfavors
• rejects
• declines
• mislikes
• turns down
• abominates
• discards
• throws away
• throws out
• jettisons

3

as in enjoys

to take pleasure in

an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoys
• loves
• savors
• relishes
• adores
• fancies
• takes to
• admires
• delights (in)
• appreciates
• grooves (on)
• goes for
• revels (in)
• gets off (on)
• rejoices (in)
• prefers
• has a soft spot for
• digs
• reveres
• gets a kick out of
• treasures
• venerates
• values
• worships
• prizes
• idolizes
• cherishes
• is partial to
• drinks (in)
• eats (up)
• devours
• dotes (on)
• favors
• feasts (on)
• indulges (in)
• wallows (in)
• cottons (to)
• luxuriates (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hates
• dislikes
• abhors
• loathes
• detests
• despises
• condemns
• abominates
• scorns

4

as in pleases

to see fit

feel free to order whatever you like from the menu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wants
• pleases
• wishes
• chooses
• wills
• desires
• craves
• fancies
• pants (after)
• covets
• dies (for)
• longs (for)
• sighs (for)
• itches (for)
• yearns (for)
• hungers (for)
• lusts (for or after)
• aches (for)
• thirsts (for)
• decides
• hankers (for)
• pines (for)
• repines (for)
• resolves
• determines

likes

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noun (3)

plural of like

1

as in types

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

you can never trust his like, because they'll always let you down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• stripes
• sorts
• genres
• varieties
• breeds
• manners
• natures
• species
• descriptions
• ilks
• feathers
• orders
• strains
• kidneys
• classes
• persuasions
• categories
• models
• groups
• samples
• ranks
• groupings
• families
• specimens
• brackets
• lots
• sets
• suites
• bunches
• grades
• divisions

2

as in equivalents

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value

we'd never seen its like in any other shop in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equivalents
• counterparts
• partners
• colleagues
• peers
• rivals
• equals
• fellows
• coordinates
• competitors
• parallels
• coequals
• matches
• compeers
• companions
• associates
• mates
• twins
• doubles
• analogues
• halves
• copartners

likes

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noun (4)

plural of like

as in likings

positive regard for something

she thought her new boyfriend was unusually interested in her likes and dislikes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• likings
• appetites
• tastes
• uses
• loves
• enthusiasms
• relishes
• cravings
• preferences
• thirsts
• shines
• desires
• tendencies
• fancies
• love affairs
• passions
• favors
• partialities
• interests
• weaknesses
• longings
• prejudices
• teeth
• biases
• gustoes
• yens
• inclinations
• leanings
• bents
• propensities
• palates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislikes
• hatreds
• distastes
• disgusts
• aversions
• loathings
• mislikes
• disfavors
• disinclinations
• indifferences
• apathies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of like

Verb

Jaissle likes his centre-halves to split and for one of his No 6s to move deep and almost create a back three during build-up play, something Steur has looked comfortable doing. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Republican voters in those counties need to get to like Donalds, and soon. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Noun

The post has since garnered nearly 10,000 likes, over 46,000 shares and more than 400 comments — one of which came from Air France’s official account. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

The layout of Homey, operated out of a hybrid office-store, unfolds residence-like, from living room to dining room, from kitchen to family room. — Judy Sutton Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Adverb

Set upon a glossy black floor with a soundtrack playing tunes by the likes of Mazzy Star, Demeulemeester’s section is mesmerizing, and almost vortex-like, without trying at all. — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Chicks Our littlest Peeps like to make dioramas, too. — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026

Verb

Let dry Name-Stamp Block Great for new spellers—or anyone who likes to make their mark! — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026

His father, a former Marine, likes to cook, so everyone is watching Shields’ eating habits. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Noun

The post has since garnered dozens of comments and thousands of likes. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Then the frantic scramble to find out more, share the story, pass judgement, analyse, and, for the really creative few, produce that nugget of information that offers genuine insight — or failing that, generates a healthy supply of clicks and likes. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing like

• as like as not
• feel like
• go like clockwork
• like a shot
• like as not
• like crazy
• like gangbusters
• like wildfire