like
- adjective
- /laɪk/
- Raba's was white and dotted all over with flower-like splotches in any color he could find.
- like-minded
- native-like
- Unix-like
That's that's not what it's like to use this thing.
- That's that's not what it's like to use this thing.
Examples
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You mean like a house or like a work of art?
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This must be what Switzerland is like.
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Diamonds are made of carbon, like graphite.
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The whole lot is wrapped in a crepe-like dough.
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The most hospitable of these environments is the Mediterranean-like climate with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
Academic text (2011) -
The flower has a petal shape similar to that of a tulip, making it look very like one.
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Her dress is designed in a style like that of the 1920s flappers.
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The dessert was light and fluffy, like a cloud on a warm summer day.
Synonyms
Having some of the same qualities as another person or thing but not exactly the same
Having very similar looks or qualities
Similar in feeling or character to something like relief
Similar in feeling or quality to something
Similar in style or idea to something
Like something else in style or appearance
A little similar to something you know
Similar in some ways that help you understand another thing
Like the other things just mentioned
Having the same appearance or design
Like an earlier example in style and form
Antonyms
Idioms
Know a place or thing very well because you have seen it many times
- Informal
In a way that shows great skill, confidence, and keeps trying when things are hard
- Informal
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
- Informal
Give someone very special care and attention like a king or queen
In a very urgent and determined way as if everything depended on it
- Informal
Very excited and happy because there are many things to choose from
Compounds
- Specialized
Symptoms like those of dengue fever, such as high fever, rash and muscle pain
- Specialized
Having parts that work like breathing organs to let a creature take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide
- Informal
A very strong angry feeling that makes someone act violently and destroy things
How Similar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Like as an adjective comes from an old root lic meaning 'body' or 'form', so it pointed to things of the same shape or kind. That's why when something is like another, it resembles or matches it.