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

The Heat would like to retain the association with WPLG past next season, but the NBA also might offer a centralized streaming platform for all teams beginning in 2027-28. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026

While the market and Federal Reserve policymakers like to look at core inflation, energy cannot be completely disregarded because consumer spending behaviors can be influenced by the bite of higher gas prices. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 June 2026

Noun

Last year’s lineup featured Cardi B and Mark Ronson alongside the likes of Sombr, Alex Warren and Lola Young. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

One fake TikTok account has 243,900 followers and 806,000 likes. —Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

Adverb

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

What would Mama's collard greens taste like without ham? —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026

Verb

Johnson likes that his defense is forcing the Knicks late into the shot clock. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026

Emphasizing their versatility, Evans likes to see the Frankenstein sandal-heel hybrid paired with trousers and a mini summer dress. —Irene Richardson, InStyle, 6 June 2026

Noun

The account quickly garnered thousands of likes each day and more than 30,000 followers. —Philip Wang, Time, 12 June 2026

But the more interesting story is how major indexes completely redesigned their rules to include the likes of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI. —Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 12 June 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