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Synonyms of like

16 similar words · 9 opposite words

Another word for like is love. Other synonyms of like are fancy, enjoy, favorite, preference and for example. The opposite of like is dislike.

Synonyms and similar words for like

verbTo find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.

  • fancy BritishTo be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
  • enjoy
  • loveTo be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

nounSomething that a person likes (prefers).

prepositionSuch as; including.

particleA delayed filler.

  • I meanA delaying filler.
  • you knowUsed as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement.

particleIndicating approximation or uncertainty.

particleA discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a...

  • wellExpressing reluctance to say something.

nounMore synonyms

  • ilkA type, race, or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

particleMore synonyms

  • be all colloquial
  • go

Opposite of like

verbTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.

verbTo show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.

  • unlikeTo cancel a "like" action.

nounSomething that a person likes (prefers).

  • pet hateSomething that is personally annoying; a personal dislike.
  • pet peeveSomething that is personally annoying; a personal dislike.

nounMore antonyms

Meaning of like

  1. verb To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
  2. verb To please (same meaning as above but with subject and object reversed).
  3. verb To derive pleasure [with of or by or with ‘from someone or something’].

Full definition of like

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Questions about synonyms of like

What is another word for like?
Like has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as love, fancy, enjoy, favorite, preference, for example, such as and as.
What is the opposite of like?
The opposite of like is dislike. Other antonyms of like are hate.
What does like mean?
Like means to enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: like (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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