like
- noun
- /laɪk/
- "I didn't think you would be attracted to the likes of him," said Ozzy in a surprised tone.
That is empty rhetoric, the likes of which you always use.
- That is empty rhetoric, the likes of which you always use.
Examples
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- The governor's not interested in talking to the likes of you!
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I'm surrounded by people like my sister and my husband.
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A move the likes of which the world had never seen before.
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" Tell me: Why does He need the likes of us? "
Fiction book (2000) -
I fear such an invasion might trigger a world war, the like of which this planet has never seen.
Fiction book (1999) -
The dark-eyed beauty was much too fine for the likes of him, and he feared rejection.
Fiction book (1996) -
He's a criminal the likes of which you've never seen.
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The Hensel twins are two individuals; each has her particular likes and dislikes.
Academic text (2001) -
Now she faced arrant bullying by the likes of Alexi D'Medved.
Fiction book (2000) -
She is a talented artist, one of the few who truly understands the likes of Van Gogh and Picasso.
Synonyms
People and things that are like someone and that people often mention to show surprise or dislike
Other things or people that are alike
A person or thing similar to another in what it does
A kind of person or thing often seen as bad
A person or thing that looks almost the same as another
A person or thing that has the same role as another
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 a noun comes from the same idea of 'the same kind' from old lic 'form', meaning one of a similar kind. So a person's like is someone or something of the same sort.