Kind and Like

Kind

Kind noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: I like that kind of candy

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Like and kind are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead the word "Kind" as a noun or a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: kindly, kindness, kindliness

Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: you can never trust his like, because they'll always let you down

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Kind and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kind" instead the word "Like" as a noun or an adjective.

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

human	human kind	human like
old	old kind	old like
good	good kind	good like
rare	rare kind	rare like
Other adjectives: nice, special, similar, normal, complete, regular, certain, many, real, big, dangerous, bad, black, new, less, odd, different, several, various.

Miller portrayed the most historically researched depiction of what The Wild West was really like and the kind of characters that existed there.

Source: Creator / Robert Altman
He remembers her as a kind, sweet, loving woman and is briefly drawn to Chiyoko, who looks like her.

Source: Loving a Shadow
The "Somali Pirates Song" by Mitch Benn is about this kind of pirate, and makes it very clear that they're not like the other kind (while throwing a few 'Aharr's in for good measure).

Source: Ruthless Modern Pirates

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