What is another word for Like. I just wrote my essay for class and I have the word like to many times.?

Answer 1

admire is the first one that comes to mind but I'll go to
http://thesaurus.reference.com

Here are a bunch of synonyms :
Synonyms of LIKE: admire, adore, appreciate, approve, care for, care to, cherish, cotton to, delight in, dig*, dote on, esteem, exclaim, fancy, feast on, find appealing, go for*, hanker for, hold dear, indulge in, love, luxuriate in, prize, rejoice in, relish, revel in, savor, stuck on*, take

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Synonyms: according to, agnate, akin, alike, allied, allying, analogous, approximating, approximative, close, coextensive, cognate, commensurate, comparable, compatible, conforming, congeneric, congenerous, consistent, consonant, corresponding, double, equal, equaling, equivalent, homologous, identical, jibing, matching, near, not unlike, parallel, related, relating, resembling, same, selfsame, such, twin, undifferentiated, uniform

Answer 2

Another Word For Like

Answer 3

See if you can omit some of the "likes" without changing the meaning. Rewrite some of the sentences so that you don't need to use the word "like". Words that you could use instead of like depend upon the context.

Answer 4

If you are talking about the use of 'transitional' words, you should consider: Addition:
also, again, as well as, besides, coupled with, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, similarly

Consequence:
accordingly, as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose,
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore

Generalizing:
as a rule, as usual, for the most part,
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually

Exemplifying:
chiefly, especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely,
particularly, including, specifically, such as

Illustration:
for example, for instance, for one thing, as an illustration,
illustrated with, as an example, in this case

Emphasis
above all, chiefly, with attention to, especially, particularly, singularly

Similarity:
comparatively, coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with

Exception:
aside from, barring, besides, except, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, other than, outside of, save

Restatement:
in essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say,
in short, in brief, to put it differently

Contrast and Comparison:
contrast, by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise,
on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather,
similarly, yet, but, however, still, nevertheless, in contrast

Sequence:
at first, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time,
for now, for the time being, the next step, in time, in turn, later on,
meanwhile, next, then, soon, the meantime, later, while, earlier,
simultaneously, afterward, in conclusion, with this in mind,

Summarizing:
after all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event,
in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis,
in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally

Diversion:
by the way, incidentally

Direction:
here, there, over there, beyond, nearly, opposite, under, above,
to the left, to the right, in the distance

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Answer 5

As if is one I usually use if it fits in the sentence.

Old: He's doing it like he hates it.
New: He's doing it as if he hates it.

Answer 6

akin to
similar to
approximating
in the vain of
reminiscent of
resembling....etc

Answer 7

"such as" "akin" "similar to" should be used instead of "like" if you mean that something is similar to something else.

Like can also mean "admire" or "prefer" "are attracted to" if you mean this but I think you mean the first option.

Answer 8

admire, in comparison to, similar to...
That's all i can think of.

Answer 9

Here this is what I use.
http://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/like.html

Answer 10

akin is like like! lol