Like and Mate

Like

Like noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.

Usage example: we'd never seen its like in any other shop in town

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Mate and like are semantically related. in equal topic. In some cases you can use "Mate" instead a noun "Like".

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

Mate noun - Either of a pair matched in one or more qualities.

Usage example: have you seen the mate to this glove anywhere?

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Like and mate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a noun "Mate".

Nearby Words: mated, mating, matey

human	human like	human mate
old	old like	old mate
good	good like	good mate
actual	actual like	actual mate
Other adjectives: real, bad, black, new, extra, solar.

character	like character	mate character
boy	like boy	mate boy
men	like men	mate men
time	like time	mate time
Other words: way, characters, humans, women, kids.

In Throne of Jade, it is also noted that Celestials, like Temeraire, are so closely related that they do not mate with one another; instead, they mate with Imperial dragons to produce Celestial eggs.

Source: Law of Inverse Fertility
So the decision was made to retcon the lightning bolt that gave Barry Allen his powers, revealing that the imp-like "heavenly help-mate" Mopee had been its true source.

Source: Dork Age / The DCU
This can cause confusion when two dwarves like each other and need to delicately find out if they have met a friend or a mate.

Source: Samus Is a Girl