List of 154 Words to Use Instead of "Like"
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Instead of using "like" all the time, you can replace it with one of the words on the list to make your writing or speech more memorable.
| Verb | Preposition or Adjective |
| accept | akin |
| acclaim | alike |
| admire | analogous |
| adore | approximate |
| adulate | approximating |
| advocate | close |
| applaud | coextensive |
| appreciate | comparable |
| apprize | cognate |
| approve | conform |
| attracted to | congeneric |
| awed by | congenerous |
| back | consistent |
| besotted with | consonant |
| bewitched by | correspond |
| biased toward | counterpart |
| big on | equal |
| burn for | equivalent |
| cannot resist | homologous |
| captivated by | identical |
| cherish | kindred |
| commend | uniform |
| crazy about | matching |
| crazy for | not unlike |
| crazy over | related |
| delight in | resemble |
| derive pleasure from | same |
| derive satisfaction from | similar |
| desire | such as |
| devoted to | undifferentiated |
| dig | |
| dote on | |
| drawn to | |
| drool over | |
| embrace | |
| enamored of | |
| enchanted by | |
| endorse | |
| enjoy | |
| entertained by | |
| enthralled by | |
| entranced by | |
| esteem | |
| exalt | |
| extol | |
| fall for | |
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fall head over heels in love with
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| fall in love with | |
| fancy | |
| fascinated with | |
| favor | |
| feel affection for | |
| find pleasure in | |
| find satisfaction in | |
| fond of | |
| get a kick from | |
| get a kick out of | |
| glorify | |
| gratified by | |
| gravitate toward | |
| have a great liking for | |
| have a high opinion of | |
| have a high regard for | |
| have a liking for | |
| have a passion for | |
| have a penchant for | |
| have a predilection for | |
| have a preference for | |
| have a proclivity to | |
| have a soft spot for | |
| have a taste for | |
| have a thing about | |
| have a thing for | |
| have a weakness for | |
| have the hots for | |
| hold dear | |
| hold in high esteem | |
| hold in high regard | |
| hold in the highest regard | |
| honor | |
| hooked on | |
| idolize | |
| in awe of | |
| in favor of | |
| in love with | |
| infatuated with | |
| interested in | |
| into | |
| keen on | |
| laud | |
| lean toward | |
| love | |
| mad about | |
| mad for | |
| moon over | |
| nuts about | |
| partial to | |
| passionate about | |
| pleased with | |
| potty about | |
| prefer | |
| prize | |
| rate highly | |
| regard highly | |
| relish | |
| respect | |
| revel in | |
| revere | |
| savor | |
| smitten with | |
| soft on | |
| stuck on | |
| sweet on | |
| swept off one's feet by | |
| take a liking to | |
| taken with | |
| think highly of | |
| think the world of | |
| think well of | |
| thoroughly enjoy | |
| treasure | |
| value | |
| wild about | |
| worship |
