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be like

VERB
approach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come contact match meet near reach surround threaten
STRONG
advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble
WEAK
be comparable to belly up to catch up close in come at come close compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid depart go leave miss
STRONG
decrease retreat retrogress stop
WEAK
distance go away
VERB
border on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abut adjoin come near verge on
WEAK
approach be similar to compare connect contact echo impinge join lie near lie next to march match near neighbor parallel resemble touch
Antonyms
WEAK
not touch
VERB
imitate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act like ape assume duplicate echo emulate impersonate mimic mirror mock pretend replicate reproduce resemble simulate
STRONG
Xerox affect borrow burlesque caricature clone copy counterfeit ditto falsify feign follow forge match mime parallel parody personate reduplicate reflect repeat sham spoof travesty
WEAK
carbon do like do likewise follow in footsteps follow suit look like model after pattern after play a part put on send up take off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
differ tell the truth
STRONG
disregard
WEAK
be original clash oppose reverse
VERB
take after
Synonyms
WEAK
act like copy ditto do like follow follow in the footsteps of follow suit follow the example of imitate inherit look like make like mimic mirror pattern after rival

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Suzanne Thoma, a business executive who grew up locally, said a population cap would be like performing open-heart surgery on the export-oriented Swiss economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Honeywell International circa 2026 can be like General Electric circa 2024.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Villarreal: It’d be like the Leslie Nielsen version.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"I thought I could be like Sam Fox and get loads of money and get my own house with my mum," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"Anyway," his father said, "you don't want to be like Popeye. He wears terrible clothes."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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