Feel and Like

Feel

Feel verb - To have a vague awareness of.

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Like and feel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Feel".

Nearby Words: feeling, feelingly

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Feel and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feel" instead a verb "Like".

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

old	old feel	old like
good	good feel	good like
similar	similar feel	similar like
complete	complete feel	complete like
Other adjectives: certain, light, heavy, entire, serious, little, lost, personal, ancient, new, less, different, modern, western.

power	feel power	like power
people	feel people	like people
kind	feel kind	like kind
look	feel look	like look
Other words: sort, time, way, bit, magic, nothing, whatever.

Not to be confused with Stockholm Syndrome, in which the kidnappee develops pity/amicability with the kidnapper; Contrast Lima Syndrome, in which the kidnapper actually starts to like or feel sympathy for the victim.

Source: Pity the Kidnapper
Lastly, Diamond has a crush on Platinum who might feel the same way or she might also like Pearl who might like her back, or she's really just Oblivious to Love.

Source: Love Dodecahedron / Anime and Manga
Technically, triggers don't have to make you feel bad—any emotion counts—but the kind that make you feel good are usually referred to by another term, like Happy Place or Fetish.

Source: Useful Notes / Trigger

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