Like
Like verb - To show partiality toward.
Usage example: I like romantic comedies more than action movies
Single out and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Single out" instead a verb "Like".
Single out
Single out verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Like and single out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a verb "Single out".
Both terms in one sentence
- Transformers. Especially in the Unicron Trilogy, it seems like Megatron always seems to single out Optimus in combat.
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Planet won't single out the faction that fired nukes like it's supposed to, nor will it at least attack every faction equally.
- Handicapped Badass: Even people who don't like the show single out Jean Sok, a one-legged dancer, for praise.
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Single out and Like. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/single_out
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Single out or Like. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/single_out.
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