10. Nonstandard,
a. as it were, in a way; somehow, in some way, in some such way, in some way or another, somehow or other,
b. to a degree, more or less, give or take a little, for all practical purposes, Inf. practically. -conj. 11. Nonstandard, as, just as, in the same way as; as if.
-n. 12. match, mate, fellow, twin; equal, coequal, peer, compeer; equivalent, opposite number, counterpart, parallel.
13. kind, sort, ilk, type, such; stamp, brand, grain, strain, cast, mold, color, stripe, kidney.
like2, v. 1. enjoy, take pleasure in, delight in, rejoice in, revel in, bask in; love, Inf. adore, relish, savor, appreciate; be partial to, be fond of, have a soft spot for, have a weakness or fondness for; All Sl. go for, dig, get into, groove on, get off on, get high on, get a kick or bang or charge or rise out of.
2. prize, esteem, hold dear; think well of, think highly of, regard with favor; take to, take kindly to, fancy, take a fancy to, Inf. cotton to, Sl. shine to.
3. feel inclined, have a mind to, have half a mind to, choose to, care to, please; prefer, had sooner or rather; will, see fit, think fit, think good; wish, desire, desiderate, want.
-n. 4. Usu.
likes preference, personal choice, Inf. cup of tea, Sl. bag, Sl. thing, Sl. trip; inclination, penchant, partiality, predilection, propensity,
likelihood n. probability, liability, likeliness, verisimilitude, distinct possibility; good chance, favorable chance, odds-on chance, good prospect, favorable prospect, well-grounded hope,
likely, adj. 1. probable, apt, liable, to be expect ed, odds-on, in the cards; promising, hopeful, fair, in a fair way.
2. believable, credible, plausible, tenable, verisimilar; conceivable, imaginable, reasonable, colorable.
3. appropriate, apposite, suitable, acceptable; proper, meet, right, befitting, fitting, becoming, seemly, congruous; applicable, relevant, seasonable, opportune. -adv. 4. probably, in all probability, most likely, Inf. like enough, Inf like as not; no doubt, doubtlessly.
like-minded, adj. agreeing, in agreement, accordant, in accord or accordance, in harmony, in rapport; concordant, consonant, correspondent, corresponding, complying, conforming; concurrent, concurring, consentient, consentaneous; unanimous, in unison, as one, at one, of one mind, of the same mind, single-minded; in step, Inf in sync, hand-in-hand, hand-in-glove.
liken, v. compare, represent as like, equate, identify with; analogize, parallelize, associate, link, correlate, relate.
likeness, n. 1. image, icon, representation, simulacrum; portrait, portrayal, painting, oil painting, canvas, watercolor; sketch, delineation, rough draft, drawing, charcoal drawing, study; picture, illustration, photograph, Inf. photo, snapshot, Inf. snap; effigy, straw man, scarecrow, doll, figure, figurine, sculpture, statue, statuette, bust, bronze, clay model.
2. replica, copy, duplicate, facsimile, faithful copy, reproduction, ectype, print; twin, identical twin, living or very image, double, look-alike, clone, exact match; perfect likeness, Inf. spit and image or spitting image, chip off the old block, Sl. ringer, Sl. dead ringer.
3. guise, semblance, resemblance, appearance, look; exterior, outward form, shape, figure, lines, features; style, ways, manners or mannerisms, characteristics, traits; mien, air, cast, character, presence, bearing, carriage.
4. resemblance, similarity, similitude, identicalness, identity; analogy, analogousness, agreement,