like that

Adjective

like that (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Gay; homosexual.

   Synonyms:

   that way

Prepositional phrase

1. (adverbial) In such, the same, a similar way, in that particular manner
   • We don't talk like that around here.
   • I can't believe anyone past the age of six would behave like that in public.

   Synonyms:

   like so, that way

2. (adjectival) Of the same, a similar, that particular kind.
   • We don't say stuff like that around here.
   • I've never seen anything like that in my life. Folks like that I just can’t stand.

   Synonyms:

   such, of the/that kind, of the/that sort, of the like, of that ilk.

3. (Singapore, Singlish) Used at the end of a sentence to emphasize a resemblance to something, reinforcing a previous instance of the preposition like (or a similar term).
   • Macham [like] monster like that. My eyes lagi [even more] worse.2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 3, Island Talk 1
4. (adverbial) suddenly; unexpectedly.
   • Near-synonym: out of nowhere
   • He was playing in the yard and, then, like that, he was gone.

   Synonyms:

   just like that, bam, wham, all of a sudden, out of nowhere

5. Used to indicate agreement with another speaker's statement.
   • "And then the truck turned, the box fell out the back, and the truck just kept going." / "Yeah, like that."

   Synonyms:

   what he said