Definitions

make like

VERB

ape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emulate imitate

STRONG

affect caricature copy counterfeit ditto do echo impersonate mirror mock parody parrot travesty

WEAK

do like go like take off

Antonyms

STRONG

be original

VERB

compare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

connect correlate equal link match relate

STRONG

allegorize approach assimilate balance equate parallel resemble standardize vie

WEAK

approximate to be in the same class as be on a par with bear comparison bring near come up to compete with distinguish between draw parallel hold a candle to identify with notice similarities put alongside show correspondence stack up with tie up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect imbalance

STRONG

differ disagree

VERB

copy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emulate illustrate mimic pirate repeat simulate steal

STRONG

ape burlesque do echo embody epitomize fake follow incarnate mirror mock model parody parrot personify phony prefigure sham travesty typify

WEAK

act like do a take-off do like follow example follow suit go like knock off play a role take leaf out of book take off

Antonyms

STRONG

tell the truth

WEAK

be original

VERB

counterfeit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fabricate

STRONG

Xerox affect ape assume bluff carbon cheat clone coin copy defraud delude ditto do dupe fake feign forge imitate impersonate mimeo mimic mint phony pretend sham simulate

WEAK

act like circulate bad money do like go like knock off make money phony up put on stat

Antonyms

STRONG

be original differ oppose reverse tell the truth

WEAK

be honest

VERB

disguise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter belie camouflage cloak conceal cover up deceive dress up gloss over hide mask misrepresent obscure

STRONG

affect age antique assume beard change color counterfeit cover dissemble dissimulate fake falsify feign front fudge garble masquerade muffle obfuscate pretend redo screen secrete sham shroud simulate varnish veil whitewash

WEAK

doctor up make up put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a front put up a smokescreen touch up wear cheaters

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell uncover

STRONG

represent tell the truth

WEAK

unmask

VERB

dissemble

Synonyms

STRONG

affect camouflage cloak conceal counterfeit cover dissimulate fake falsify feign hide mask pass pussyfoot sham shroud signify simulate stonewall whitewash

WEAK

cover up double-talk doublespeak dress up four-flush let on play possum put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a front put up a smokescreen shuck and jive

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell tell the truth uncover unmask

WEAK

admit allow

VERB

duplicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clone copy imitate mirror replicate reproduce

STRONG

Photostat Xerox counterfeit ditto double dupe echo fake manifold mimeo multiply phony photocopy pirate redo redouble reduplicate remake rework trace

WEAK

act like do a takeoff do again do like dualize go like knock off make replica make twofold repro stat take off as

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be original

STRONG

divide

VERB

echo

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mirror parallel recall reflect reiterate resound respond reverberate ring

STRONG

ape ditto imitate impersonate mimic parrot react redouble reproduce resemble second vibrate

WEAK

do like go like rubber-stamp

Antonyms

STRONG

be original differ oppose reverse

VERB

emulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

follow suit imitate mimic mirror

STRONG

challenge compete contend ditto do follow outvie rival

WEAK

compete with contend with do like follow in footsteps follow the example of go like pattern after rivalize take after vie with

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect

VERB

fabricate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concoct contrive counterfeit fake fudge invent misrepresent trump up

STRONG

coin devise feign fib forge form jive lie pretend prevaricate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

tell the truth

STRONG

be honest

WEAK

break demolish destroy ruin wreck

VERB

impersonate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act like imitate masquerade as mimic portray pose as

STRONG

act ape ditto do enact fake mirror perform personate play playact represent

WEAK

act a part act out assume character do an impression of double as dress as pass oneself off as play a role put on an act take the part of

Antonyms

STRONG

direct fail halt idle prevent stop

WEAK

be original differ oppose reverse

VERB

liken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

equate relate

STRONG

allegorize approach assimilate balance correlate equal link match parallel resemble

WEAK

approximate to be in the same class as be on a par with bear comparison come up to distinguish between draw parallel identify with notice similarities put alongside show correspondence

Antonyms

STRONG

differ disconnect disproportion imbalance separate

VERB

mimic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ape look like mirror resemble simulate

STRONG

act burlesque caricature copy copycat ditto do echo enact fake impersonate mime pantomime parody parrot perform personate play ridicule sham travesty

WEAK

do like go like make believe make fun of take off

Antonyms

STRONG

be original direct fail halt idle prevent stop

VERB

mirror

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depict echo embody epitomize exemplify follow illustrate imitate mimic personify represent symbolize typify

STRONG

double emulate glass image show simulate

WEAK

act like match take off

VERB

re-echo

Synonyms

STRONG

ape ditto echo imitate impersonate mimic mirror parallel parrot react rebound recall redouble reflect reiterate repeat reproduce resemble resound respond reverberate ring second vibrate

WEAK

do like go like rubber-stamp

Antonyms

STRONG

be original differ oppose reverse

VERB

repeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo recite rehash reiterate renew replay restate

STRONG

chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework

WEAK

come again drum into go over again hold over occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy stop

VERB

restate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo rehash reiterate renew

STRONG

chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate recite reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake replay reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework

WEAK

come again drum into go over again hold over occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy stop

VERB

sham

Synonyms

STRONG

act affect ape assume bluff copy counterfeit fake feign imitate invent lie mislead mock pretend simulate sucker

WEAK

do a number fake it play possum put on put up a front shuck and jive

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest be original tell the truth

VERB

take after

Synonyms

WEAK

act like be like copy ditto do like follow follow in the footsteps of follow suit follow the example of imitate inherit look like mimic mirror pattern after rival

Example Sentences

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"It's about all the parents, who are trying to provide the best for their children, and all the sacrifices that they make, like my parents did," he says.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Don’t you make like $50 million a year?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Medicare Advantage plans are supposed to make like life easier for retirees by bundling all their healthcare needs together.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

There's specific legal claims you can make, like state secrets.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

“They don’t make me hear everything clearly, the way you do. I have to fit the sounds with the shape the lips make, like a puzzle,” Renee said, looking from Gen to the woods.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

make like

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