Like โ€“ Synonyms

14/11/2023 3min Language rules
Updated on 13/02/2025

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The word โ€œlikeโ€ can be categorized as an adjective, adverb, noun, and verb. In general, the word indicates a comparison or similarity between something or someone and another person or object. As a verb, it also signifies that someone enjoys something. Another word for โ€œlikeโ€ is โ€œto enjoy,โ€ โ€œsimilar,โ€ or โ€œabout.โ€ However, more synonyms will be outlined in the following article.

โ€œLikeโ€ โ€“ General synonyms

The word โ€œlikeโ€ can be used in a variety of ways and has lots of different meanings. In the following subheadings, these will be presented in a detailed list.

โ€œLikeโ€ in the sense of to enjoy

Synonyms of the word like in the sense of to enjoy will be listed below.

  • Adore
  • Appreciate
  • Care (for)
  • Choose
  • Crave
  • Delight (in)
  • Desire
  • Enjoy
  • Fancy
  • Favor
  • Feel like
  • Go for
  • Go in for
  • Lean (toward/s)
  • Love
  • Pick
  • Prefer
  • Rejoice (in)
  • Relish
  • Revel (in)
  • Savor
  • Take to
  • Want
  • Welcome
  • Wish (for)

โ€œLikeโ€ in the sense of similar

Synonyms of the word like in the sense of similar will be listed below.

  • Akin
  • Alike
  • Allied
  • Analogous
  • Comparable
  • Correspondent
  • Corresponding
  • Duplicate
  • Equivalent
  • Homogenous
  • Identical
  • Indistinguishable
  • Interchangeable
  • Kin
  • Matching
  • Parallel
  • Qual
  • Relatable
  • Related
  • Resemblant
  • Resembling
  • Same
  • Similar
  • Such
  • Suchlike
  • Synonymous

โ€œLikeโ€ in the sense of pretty

Synonyms of the word like in the sense of pretty will be listed below.

  • A bit
  • A little
  • A mite
  • After a sort
  • Enough
  • Fairly
  • Kindly
  • Moderately
  • Of a sort
  • Of sorts
  • Pretty
  • Quite
  • Rather
  • Relatively
  • Something
  • Somewhat
  • Sort of
  • To a degree

โ€œLikeโ€ in the sense of about

Synonyms of the word like in the sense of about will be listed below.

  • About
  • After a fashion
  • Approximately
  • Around
  • Generally
  • More or less
  • Much
  • Near
  • Nearly
  • Plus or minus
  • Practically
  • Roughly
  • Say
  • Some
  • Somewhere about
  • Somewhere around

โ€œLikeโ€ in the sense of equivalent

Synonyms of the word like in the sense of equivalent will be listed below.

  • Breed
  • Colleague
  • Competitor
  • Coordinate
  • Counterpart
  • Description
  • Equal
  • Equivalent
  • Fellow
  • Genre
  • Ilk
  • Kidney
  • Kind
  • Manner
  • Match
  • Nature
  • Order
  • Parallel
  • Partner
  • Peer
  • Rival
  • Sort
  • Species
  • Stripe
  • Type
  • Variety

โ€œLikeโ€ in the sense of liking

Synonyms of the word like in the sense of liking will be listed below.

  • Appetite
  • Bias
  • Craving
  • Desire
  • Enthusiasm
  • Fancy
  • Favor
  • Fondness
  • Interest
  • Liking
  • Longing
  • Love
  • Love affair
  • Partiality
  • Passion
  • Preference
  • Relish
  • Shin
  • Taste
  • Tendency
  • Thirst
  • Use
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โ€œLikeโ€ โ€“ Synonyms used in academic writing

In academic writing, โ€œlikeโ€ can be used as a conjunction to introduce a comparison between two concepts. However, it is recommended to use more formal or precise language and to avoid using โ€œlikeโ€ as an overly general or imprecise comparison.

Synonyms for โ€œlikeโ€ that can be used for an academic piece of writing include โ€œcomparable,โ€ โ€œto resemble,โ€ and โ€œsimilar.โ€ Find examples in the table below.

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โ€œLikeโ€ Synonyms Examples
Comparable The data from the study are like data from similar studies.
The data from the study are comparable with data from similar studies.
Similar The study found that the results were like those reported in prior research.
The study found that the results were similar to those reported in prior research.
To resemble These findings are like those reported in previous studies.
These findings resemble those reported in previous studies.
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