Kind of and Like

Kind of

Kind of adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: those sheets are kind of new, so use something else to cover the floor while painting

Like and kind of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead an adverb phrase "Kind of".

Like

Like adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: the cat would curl up, tightly like, and just go to sleep

Kind of and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kind of" instead an adverb "Like".

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

Mutual synonyms

Both terms in one sentence

  • Creator / Robert Altman Miller portrayed the most historically researched depiction of what The Wild West was really like and the kind of characters that existed there.
  • Teenage Mutant Samurai Wombats Usually they were part of a vaudeville act, in a club that was part of a very Film Noir-like setting... In a World... where everyone was some kind of human-like dinosaur or reptile.
  • Take That, Audience! Charlie Brooker: Yes, videogames are going through a renaissance, and you should not miss out - like you are now, by choosing to watch TV instead like some kind of medieval throwback farmhand fuck.
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