in the manner of

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like adj.
according to prep.

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alike comparable related

STRONG

agnate allied allying approximating close cognate conforming congeneric consonant corresponding double equal equaling equivalent jibing matching near parallel relating resembling same twin uniform

WEAK

according to akin analogous approximative carbon-copy coextensive commensurate compatible congenerous consistent homologous identical much the same not far from not unlike on the order of selfsame such undifferentiated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

different dissimilar unlike

STRONG

away changing divergent far inconsistent mismatched unalike unequal unfriendly variable

PREPOSITION

according to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

in accord with in accordance with in agreement with

STRONG

conforming to in consonance with in keeping with

WEAK

as reported by as stated in in line with just as pursuant to to the degree that

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in the manner of

Scotland can try to go toe-to-toe with them in the manner of a middleweight taking on a heavyweight.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

“She had red hair like —” Robin prompts in the manner of a stern third-grade teacher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

But Ike was never the sort of man-on-horseback-style commander that Churchill idolized in the manner of the First Duke of Marlborough, Napoleon Bonaparte or the Duke of Wellington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Whereas Coltrane brought grace and a gentle texture, Rollins arguably delivered a firmer sense of music's ebbs and flows, crafting jazz in the manner of a classical composer.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

She was meticulous in her posture, a walking spear, in the manner of those who’d been made to bend and will bend no more.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

in the manner of

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