Likes

Synonyms for like
verb enjoy, be fond of

admire
appreciate
love
go for
exclaim
prize
savor
dig
fancy
adore

esteem
cherish
approve
relish
delight in
dote on
get a kick out of
be gratified by
be keen on
be partial to

be pleased by
be sweet on
care for
care to
derive pleasure from
feast on
find appealing
hanker for
hold dear
indulge in

luxuriate in
rejoice in
revel in
stuck on
take an interest in
take delight in
take satisfaction in
take to

Antonyms for likes

dislike
hate
scorn

despise
refuse
ignore

not care

Synonyms
verb choose, feel inclined

prefer
please
want
desire

elect
wish
fancy
will

select
feel like
care to
feel disposed

have a preference for
incline toward

Antonyms

dislike
hate

despise
ignore

Usage Notes

Like1 as a conjunction meaning “as, in the same way as” (Many shoppers study the food ads like brokers study market reports) or “as if” (It looks like it will rain) has been used for nearly 500 years and by many distinguished literary and intellectual figures. Since the mid-19th century there have been objections, often vehement, to these uses. Nevertheless, such uses are almost universal today in all but the most formal speech and writing. In extremely careful speech and in much formal writing, as, as if, and as though are more commonly used than like: The commanding general accepted full responsibility for the incident, as any professional soldier would. Many of the Greenwich Village bohemians lived as if (or as though) there were no tomorrow. The strong strictures against the use of like as a conjunction have resulted in the occasional hypercorrect use of as as a preposition where like is idiomatic: She looks as a sympathetic person. Like meaning “as if” is also standard in informal speech and writing with a small number of adjectives: The crew worked like crazy (or like mad) to finish the job on time. See also as.