Like and Make

Like

Like verb - To wish to have.

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

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

Make

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

Like and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

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

character like character make character
life like life make life
work like work make work
people like people make people
Other words: sound, kind, name, show, time, way, music, version, film, movie, games.

Both words in one sentence

  • Genuine Human Hide 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.
  • Film / Buffalo '66 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.
  • To make it seem like we were in Nash’s mind, he used shots that looked like they were shown through Nash’s point of view.
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