like

nouns

a similar kind

"dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here"

like, the like, the likes of

a kind of person

"We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"

ilk, like

verbs

prefer or wish to do something

"Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"

care, like, wish

find enjoyable or agreeable

"I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

antonym

dislike

entails

judge to be right or commendable; think well of

approve

be fond of

"I like my nephews"

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard

"How did you like the President's speech last night?"

is a type of (narrower)

deem to be

"She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

consider, reckon, regard, see, view

want to have

"I'd like a beer now!"

is a type of (narrower)

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

"I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

desire, want

adjectives

resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination

"suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"

like, similar

is derived from

likeness

antonym

unlike

equal in amount or value

"like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number"

like, same

antonym

unlike

having the same or similar characteristics

"all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

alike, like, similar

is derived from

likeness

conforming in every respect

"boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

comparable, corresponding, like

is derived from

likeness