Like
Like verb - To wish to have.
Make
Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
How words are described
| human | human like | human make |
| old | old like | old make |
| good | good like | good make |
| high | high like | high make |
| Other adjectives: nice, similar, short, complete, simple, small, actual, real, large, big, dangerous, little, bad, new, few, different, generic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When Ramsay tells his dad he wants to flay an ally of theirs he doesn't like and make boots out of her skin, his father is horrified, but not for the obvious reason.
Source: Genuine Human Hide -
He makes ridiculous lies to get people to like him, doesn't like physical affection, alternates between acting tough and trying to make friends, often within the same sentence.
Source: Film / Buffalo '66 - To make it seem like we were in Nashs mind, he used shots that looked like they were shown through Nashs point of view.
Source: Analysis / A Beautiful Mind
Cite this Source
Make and Like. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/make
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Make or Like. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/make.
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