Like and Universal

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Like adjective - Having qualities in common.

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

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

Universal adjective - Able to do many different kinds of things.

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Like and universal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead an adjective "Universal".

A universal trope, just like Colonel is a universal rank (Lieutenant Colonels are included, as are full commanders, the naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant Colonels in most western militaries).

Source: Colonel Badass
It's the other aspect she preaches (universal emancipation and applying human labor standards like wages and holidays) that even the house elves themselves don't like.

Source: Soap Box Sadie
Similarly, the pretty much universal "Tory" for British Conservatives originally meant something like "Papist Irish Bandit".

Source: Insult Backfire

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Universal or Like. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/universal.

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