Case
Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
Like
Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
How words are described
| old | old case | old like |
| good | good case | good like |
| rare | rare case | rare like |
| special | special case | special like |
| Other adjectives: similar, complete, simple, small, actual, entire, real, big, serious, bad, criminal, new, missing, minor, odd, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Shakespeare pulls a variation in King Lear, except in that case, the youngest simply refused to provide a flowery metaphor, instead stating simply that her love for her father was Shaped Like Itself.
Source: I Like My X Like I Like My Y -
Captain Kenpachi Zaraki of Squad 11 in a rare case actually styles his hair like that instead of the usual case of it just being so.
Source: Shonen Hair -
Shirou and Shiho in My Monster Secret are a case of Split Personality gender bending, much like Ren and Run from To Love-ru (and like in TLR, they're the childhood friends of the female MC).
Source: Gender Bender
Cite this Source
Like and Case. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/like
Case & Like. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/like>.
Like or Case. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/like.
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