Based on
Like and based on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a preposition phrase "Based on".
Like
Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Based on and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Based on" instead a preposition "Like".
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Both terms in one sentence
- Similarly, the original games had a map based on Tokyo and the mons included the platypus-like Psyduck and the Rafflesia-like Vileplume, among other not-Japanese natives.
Source: Television Geography -
In Freeman's Mind, Gordon says bullsquid snot "tastes like dead caterpillars." Similarly, based on the smell after roasting the tentacles in Blast Pit, he says he's pretty sure it tastes nothing like chicken.
Source: It Tastes Like Feet -
Even at thirteen Black Star resembles his father rather strongly, although this flashback was based on Sid recalling what White Star was like because his son's behaviour had become so similar.
Source: Strong Family Resemblance
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Like and Based on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/based_on/like
Based on & Like. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/based_on/like>.
Like or Based on. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/based_on/like.
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