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| Main Entry: |
like
[lahyk]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | according to, agnate, akin, alike, allied, allying, analogous, approximating, approximative, close, coextensive, cognate, commensurate, comparable, compatible, conforming, congeneric, congenerous, consistent, consonant, corresponding, double, equal, equaling, equivalent, homologous, identical, in the manner of, jibing, matching, much the same, near, not far from, not unlike, on the order of, parallel, related, relating, resembling, same, selfsame, such, twin, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Notes: | use 'like' when no verb follows; use 'as' when a clause follows (which has a subject and a verb) |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, unlike |
| Main Entry: | like |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, feel inclined |
| Synonyms: | care to, desire, elect, fancy, feel disposed, feel like, have a preference for, incline toward, please, prefer, select, want, will, wish |
| Antonyms: | dislike, ignore |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe the goodness, realness of something |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, affirm, approbate, approve, buy*, countenance, fancy, favor, go for, hold, hold with, like, recognize, relish, swallow*, take as gospel truth, take stock in, trust |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Antonyms: | disagree, dispute, reject, renounce, repudiate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | akin |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | related or connected |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, alike, allied, analogous, cognated, comparable, connate, consonant, corresponding, incident, kindred, like, parallel, similar |
| Antonyms: | alien, disconnected, unconnected, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | alike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | Xerox, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, carbon copy, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look-alike, matched, matching, mated, parallel, proportionate, related, resembling, same, same difference, similar, spitting image, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | analogous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, similar |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, comparable, consonant, convertible, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, homologous, interchangeable, kindred, like, parallel, related, resembling, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unalike, unlike, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | value highly |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, applaud, apprise, cherish, enjoy, esteem, extol, honor, like, look up to, love, praise, prize, rate highly, regard, relish, respect, savor, treasure |
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree something is good |
| Synonyms: | accept, acclaim, admire, applaud, appreciate, approbate, be big on, commend, countenance, esteem, face it, favor, go along with, grin and bear it, handle, like, live with, praise, put up with, regard highly, respect, roll with punches, string along with, take up on, think highly of |
| Antonyms: | disagree, disapprove |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | alike, analogous, close, comparable, like, matching, near, relative, resembling, verging on |
| Antonyms: | dissimilar, exact, same |
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