Synonyms of like
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as in to want 
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as in to prefer
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as in to enjoy
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as in to please
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as in wants
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as in prefers
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as in enjoys
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as in pleases
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as in kind
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as in equivalent
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as in liking
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as in types
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as in equivalents
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as in likings
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as in similar
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as in pretty
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as in about
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as in as
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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
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as in to prefer
to show partiality toward
I like romantic comedies more than action movies
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as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in
an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving
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as in to please
to see fit
feel free to order whatever you like from the menu
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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
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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
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as in liking
positive regard for something
she thought her new boyfriend was unusually interested in her likes and dislikes
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as in similar
having qualities in common
you're not talking about like things when you compare football and golf
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as in pretty
to some degree or extent
the cat would curl up, tightly like, and just go to sleep
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as in about
close to but not exactly
the distance is more like 500 miles
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as in wants
to wish to have
I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have
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as in prefers
to show partiality toward
I like romantic comedies more than action movies
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as in enjoys
to take pleasure in
an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving
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as in pleases
to see fit
feel free to order whatever you like from the menu
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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
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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
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as in likings
positive regard for something
she thought her new boyfriend was unusually interested in her likes and dislikes
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Recent Examples of like
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
Overall: There is a lot to like here, but that’s not enough to dissipate the cloud of regression uncertainty.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
The Black Panther was created by Marvel Comics visionaries Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the prolific writer-artist duo responsible for the likes of Iron Man, the Hulk, the Avengers and the X-Men.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Jude’s were like, drink a bottle of whiskey a day and follow people around as an FBI agent.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2024
Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
American publications—including the likes of Time, which once named her in its list of 100 influential people—have also been scathing.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
There sure was plenty to like for the Twins, from all the walks to Christian Vázquez driving in three runs — his first RBIs since June 8 — to Correa getting on base four times, including three times to lead off an inning.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
Overall: There is a lot to like here, but that’s not enough to dissipate the cloud of regression uncertainty.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Noun
Unlike the broad and more public validation that social media provides from getting likes, one-on-one conversations with chatbots can feel more intimate and potentially more convincing — not unlike the yes-men who surround the most powerful tech bros.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
The Black Panther was created by Marvel Comics visionaries Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the prolific writer-artist duo responsible for the likes of Iron Man, the Hulk, the Avengers and the X-Men.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Adverb
There will be a movie theater, upstairs like, sort of, restaurant area.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Jude’s were like, drink a bottle of whiskey a day and follow people around as an FBI agent.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
But his message may have instilled some new hope in Alibaba — the e-commerce giant is now seeing growth in its core business and has become one of the leading artificial intelligence players in China and globally, competing with the likes of OpenAI and DeepSeek.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
American publications—including the likes of Time, which once named her in its list of 100 influential people—have also been scathing.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for like
Adjective
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This doesn’t come without challenges, especially with junior staff who haven’t weathered similar storms before.—
Philip A. Nardone,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Mimic Alba’s seasonal slay by shopping similar vests, pants, caps, sunglasses, and bags from Amazon.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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The Hunting Wives begins with a pretty basic soap opera premise: Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) has just moved from Boston—sorry, Cambridge, where the show keeps reminding us Harvard is—to small-town Texas for her husband Graham’s (Evan Jonigkeit) new job.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 July 2025
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This is particularly true considering William has been pretty open about his desire to modernize the institution before.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 July 2025
Adverb
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Divide sausage into 30 even balls (about 1 ounce or 1 heaping tablespoon each).—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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Nationally, about $4 billion annually is returned by all 50 states to the rightful owners as the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators says that one in every seven Americans is owed money.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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In a recent note on quantum computing, analysts at Bank of America had to reach way back—way, way back—for a comparable advancement in human history.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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Burberry’s overall group revenues declined 1% year-on-year on a comparable basis to £433 million ($ 582million) in the June quarter, compared with the 3% decline analysts had forecast in a company compiled consensus.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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What’s more, quite unlike the audience for other performers in their 70s who’ve passed through recently, the crowd skewed young; the median age might’ve been half his age.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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But nothing quite compares to the beauty of the Greek Islands, which make for a picture-perfect retirement destination.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Rounding off the league’s national TV offerings is TBS, which is averaging 358,000 viewers per outing with its non-exclusive Tuesday night telecasts, good for a 17% lift compared to the analogous period in 2024.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The judge found that California did not present evidence of any historically analogous laws, finding that the laws the state did cite were not similar enough.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2025
Adverb
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In total, positive 1D returns were observed approximately 60% of the time.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The shindig raised approximately $126,000 for House of Ruth Maryland and its mission to provide support to survivors of intimate partner violence.—
Sloane Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Here are two reasons why partners do not necessarily need to be alike to be happy, according to the 2025 study.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Retail giants like Barnes & Noble, and publishers like Scholastic alike host summer reading programs for kids, while many libraries and bookstores across the country continue to spearhead their own.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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“Like.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/like. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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