Like and Sic

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Like adverb - To some degree or extent.

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Sic and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sic" instead an adverb "Like".

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

Sic adverb - Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).

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Like and sic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead an adverb "Sic".

Lloyd: What do you think the chances are of a guy like you and a girl like me [sic]... ending up together?

Source: Comically Missing The Point / Live-Action Films
Comically Missing the Point: Lloyd is with Mary, who he's infatuated with, and asks:Lloyd: What do you think the chances are of a guy like you and a girl like me [sic]... ending up together?

Source: Film / Dumb and Dumber
Katy Perry's "California Gurls" (sic) makes it sound more like she's checking out the girls than like she's trying to get a guy to check her out.

Source: Ho Yay / Music

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Sic and Like. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/sic

Like & Sic. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/sic>.

Sic or Like. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/sic.

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