Associate and Like

Associate

Associate noun - A person frequently seen in the company of another.

Like and associate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a noun "Associate".

Like

Like noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.
Usage example: we'd never seen its like in any other shop in town

Associate and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Associate" instead a noun "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

How words are described

human human associate human like
old old associate old like
regular regular associate regular like
evil evil associate evil like
Other adjectives: black, criminal, personal, new, random, occasional, different, generic.

Common collocations

character associate character like character
sound associate sound like sound
sex associate sex like sex
name associate name like name
Other words: sort, time, characters, music, song, anyone, humans.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Under Siege Krill, in drag, asks his associate if he looks like he needs psychological help.Strannix: "Not at all".
  • Reality Is Unrealistic Kensington Gore: Fake blood people have come to associate with how "real" blood looks like.
  • Sunset Shimmer in The Bridge speculates her new friend, Irys, and their associate aren't native to the human world like she was.
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