Appropriate
Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Like and appropriate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead the word "Appropriate" as a verb or an adjective.
Like
Like verb - To wish to have.
Appropriate and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appropriate" instead the word "Like" as a verb or an adjective.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Head of the Alchemists' Guild speaks like this in the Discworld novel Reaper Man, which is appropriate given the Alchemists are like early Discworld scientists.
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Monkey Island: "You fight like a dairy farmer." "How appropriate, You Fight Like a Cow." Explanation Swordfights in Monkey Island games are handled through witty repartee.
Source: Memes / Video Games -
After Guybrush is killed, LeChuck tells Elaine she waves her sword around like a dairy farmer, and Elaine replies with the no-longer-funny "How appropriate... you fight like a Pox-infected undead cow."
Source: You Fight Like a Cow
Cite this Source
Like and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/like
Appropriate & Like. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/like>.
Like or Appropriate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/like.
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