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make like

VERB
ape
Synonyms
STRONGEST
emulate imitate
STRONG
affect caricature copy counterfeit ditto do echo impersonate mirror mock parody parrot travesty
WEAK
do like go like take off
Antonyms
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be original
VERB
compare
Synonyms
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connect correlate equal link match relate
STRONG
allegorize approach assimilate balance equate parallel resemble standardize vie
WEAK
approximate to be in the same class as be on a par with bear comparison bring near come up to compete with distinguish between draw parallel hold a candle to identify with notice similarities put alongside show correspondence stack up with tie up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disconnect imbalance
STRONG
differ disagree
VERB
copy
Synonyms
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emulate illustrate mimic pirate repeat simulate steal
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ape burlesque do echo embody epitomize fake follow incarnate mirror mock model parody parrot personify phony prefigure sham travesty typify
WEAK
act like do a take-off do like follow example follow suit go like knock off play a role take leaf out of book take off
Antonyms
STRONG
tell the truth
WEAK
be original
VERB
counterfeit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fabricate
STRONG
Xerox affect ape assume bluff carbon cheat clone coin copy defraud delude ditto do dupe fake feign forge imitate impersonate mimeo mimic mint phony pretend sham simulate
WEAK
act like circulate bad money do like go like knock off make money phony up put on stat
Antonyms
STRONG
be original differ oppose reverse tell the truth
WEAK
be honest
VERB
disguise
Synonyms
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alter belie camouflage cloak conceal cover up deceive dress up gloss over hide mask misrepresent obscure
STRONG
affect age antique assume beard change color counterfeit cover dissemble dissimulate fake falsify feign front fudge garble masquerade muffle obfuscate pretend redo screen secrete sham shroud simulate varnish veil whitewash
WEAK
doctor up make up put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a front put up a smokescreen touch up wear cheaters
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell uncover
STRONG
represent tell the truth
WEAK
unmask
VERB
dissemble
Synonyms
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affect camouflage cloak conceal counterfeit cover dissimulate fake falsify feign hide mask pass pussyfoot sham shroud signify simulate stonewall whitewash
WEAK
cover up double-talk doublespeak dress up four-flush let on play possum put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a front put up a smokescreen shuck and jive
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell tell the truth uncover unmask
WEAK
admit allow
VERB
duplicate
Synonyms
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clone copy imitate mirror replicate reproduce
STRONG
Photostat Xerox counterfeit ditto double dupe echo fake manifold mimeo multiply phony photocopy pirate redo redouble reduplicate remake rework trace
WEAK
act like do a takeoff do again do like dualize go like knock off make replica make twofold repro stat take off as
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be original
STRONG
divide
VERB
echo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mirror parallel recall reflect reiterate resound respond reverberate ring
STRONG
ape ditto imitate impersonate mimic parrot react redouble reproduce resemble second vibrate
WEAK
do like go like rubber-stamp
Antonyms
STRONG
be original differ oppose reverse
VERB
emulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
follow suit imitate mimic mirror
STRONG
challenge compete contend ditto do follow outvie rival
WEAK
compete with contend with do like follow in footsteps follow the example of go like pattern after rivalize take after vie with
Antonyms
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neglect
VERB
fabricate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concoct contrive counterfeit fake fudge invent misrepresent trump up
STRONG
coin devise feign fib forge form jive lie pretend prevaricate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
tell the truth
STRONG
be honest
WEAK
break demolish destroy ruin wreck
VERB
impersonate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act like imitate masquerade as mimic portray pose as
STRONG
act ape ditto do enact fake mirror perform personate play playact represent
WEAK
act a part act out assume character do an impression of double as dress as pass oneself off as play a role put on an act take the part of
Antonyms
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direct fail halt idle prevent stop
WEAK
be original differ oppose reverse
VERB
liken
Synonyms
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equate relate
STRONG
allegorize approach assimilate balance correlate equal link match parallel resemble
WEAK
approximate to be in the same class as be on a par with bear comparison come up to distinguish between draw parallel identify with notice similarities put alongside show correspondence
Antonyms
STRONG
differ disconnect disproportion imbalance separate
VERB
mimic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ape look like mirror resemble simulate
STRONG
act burlesque caricature copy copycat ditto do echo enact fake impersonate mime pantomime parody parrot perform personate play ridicule sham travesty
WEAK
do like go like make believe make fun of take off
Antonyms
STRONG
be original direct fail halt idle prevent stop
VERB
mirror
Synonyms
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depict echo embody epitomize exemplify follow illustrate imitate mimic personify represent symbolize typify
STRONG
double emulate glass image show simulate
WEAK
act like match take off
VERB
re-echo
Synonyms
STRONG
ape ditto echo imitate impersonate mimic mirror parallel parrot react rebound recall redouble reflect reiterate repeat reproduce resemble resound respond reverberate ring second vibrate
WEAK
do like go like rubber-stamp
Antonyms
STRONG
be original differ oppose reverse
VERB
repeat
Synonyms
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echo recite rehash reiterate renew replay restate
STRONG
chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework
WEAK
come again drum into go over again hold over occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy stop
VERB
restate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
echo rehash reiterate renew
STRONG
chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate recite reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake replay reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework
WEAK
come again drum into go over again hold over occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy stop
VERB
sham
Synonyms
STRONG
act affect ape assume bluff copy counterfeit fake feign imitate invent lie mislead mock pretend simulate sucker
WEAK
do a number fake it play possum put on put up a front shuck and jive
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest be original tell the truth
VERB
take after
Synonyms
WEAK
act like be like copy ditto do like follow follow in the footsteps of follow suit follow the example of imitate inherit look like mimic mirror pattern after rival

Example Sentences

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Medicare Advantage plans are supposed to make like life easier for retirees by bundling all their healthcare needs together.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

“I'm going to have to explore more digital and delivery avenues. I'm going to obviously have to make, like any smaller-business owner, harder choices around big capital expenditures.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

I brought my art school knowledge to it and I didn’t want to make, like, the perfect magazine photograph of the singer at the microphone.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Insane workout regimens and upbeat training montages ensue: Chang doesn’t have to make like Michael B. Jordan in “Creed III” and drag an airplane, though he does, in time, become a bench-pressing, box-jumping, protein-shake-chugging monster.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023

If the stranger sat clear over on the other side of the room, they could make like they’d just been talking.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns