like
noun /laɪk/Definition
the like of sb/sth; sb's/sth's like › a person, thing, or group similar in character or quality to the one mentioned: He was a very great actor - we won't see his like again. He described a superlative meal, the like of which he'd never eaten.Describing people with the same qualitiesSimilar and the same and such like (also and the like) informal › and similar things: There's a big sports hall for tennis and badminton and such like.Also, extra, and in addition likes B2 [plural] › the things that someone enjoys: The star lists his likes as "my new Porsche, my girlfriend, and staying up all night". They can't expect me to accommodate all their silly little likes and dislikes.Liking not for the likes of sb (also like) informal › not for the type of people mentioned: First-class travel is for posh people - it's not for the likes of us.Categories and varietiesSpecies and genders
(Definition of like noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Describing people with the same qualities, but you might be interested in these topics from the Comparing and classifying topic area:
- Being and appearing different
- Being or appearing similar or the same
- Categories and varieties
- Classifying and creating order
- Comparing and contrasting
- Different and difference
- Identifying
- Linking and relating
- Lists and catalogues
- Opposites
- Samples and examples
- Similar and the same
- Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
- Variety and mixtures
Browse the Dictionary
-
like lightning idiom
-
like mad idiom
-
like nobody's business idiom
-
like nothing (else) on earth idiom
-
like nothing on Earth idiom
- like noun
-
like preposition (SUCH AS)
-
like preposition (TYPICAL OF)
-
like preposition, conjunction (AS IF)
-
like preposition, conjunction (SIMILAR TO)
-
like pulling teeth idiom
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “like”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- a chip off the old block idiom
- a meeting of minds idiom
- be cast in the same mould idiom
- be of like mind idiom
- be of the same mind idiom
- be the spitting image of sb idiom
- birds of a feather flock together idiom
- birds of a feather idiom
- clone noun
- common noun (SHARED)
- dead ringer noun
- doppelgänger noun
- double noun (PERSON)
- fellow adjective
- like two peas in a pod idiom
- like-minded adjective
- look-alike noun
- match noun (EQUAL)
- soulmate noun
- step noun (FOOT MOVEMENT)
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
