Meanings
alternative such like · alternative such-like
- not comparableOf the same or similar kind.
For black magic, assafœtida, garlic, dragon's blood, sulphur, and such-like vile-smelling concoctions were used.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 1551 more example
If there bee neuer a Seruant-monſter i' the Fayre, who can helpe it, he ſayes ; nor a neſt of Antiques ? Hee is loth to make Nature afraid in his Playes, like thoſe that beget Tales, Tempeſts, and ſuch like Drolleries, […]
1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholmew Fayre, InductionSynonyms: somesuch
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf the same or similar kind.
pronounOther things of the same kind or type.
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Origin
- Middle Englishsich like
- Englishsuchlike
From Middle English sich like, suche-like, swylk lyk; equivalent to such + like.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian подобен, от този род
- подобен (podoben)of the same or similar kind
- от този род (ot tozi rod)of the same or similar kind
Chinese Mandarin 之類 /之类, 諸如此類 /诸如此类
- 之類 /之类 (zhīlèi)of the same or similar kind
- 諸如此類 /诸如此类 (zhūrúcǐlèi)of the same or similar kind
Dutch dergelijk, zulke
- dergelijkof the same or similar kind
- zulkeof the same or similar kind
- zoietsof the same or similar kind
Esperanto tia, simila
- tiaof the same or similar kind
- similaof the same or similar kind
Finnish samantapainen, samankaltainen
- samantapainenof the same or similar kind
- samankaltainenof the same or similar kind
- samanveikkainenof the same or similar kind
- sen sellainenmore of the same kind
- (ynnä) muumore of the same kind
French choses de ce genre
- choses de ce genremore of the same kind
German derartig, solch
- derartigof the same or similar kind
- solchof the same or similar kind
Māori mea pērā
- mea pērāmore of the same kind
Norwegian sånn, slik
- sånnof the same or similar kind
- slikof the same or similar kind
- slikmore of the same kind
- sånnmore of the same kind
Norwegian Bokmål lignende, sådan
- lignendeof the same or similar kind
- sådanof the same or similar kind
- lignendemore of the same kind
- sådanmore of the same kind
Persian چنین
- چنین (čonin)of the same or similar kind
Polish tego rodzaju, podobny
- tego rodzajuof the same or similar kind
- podobnyof the same or similar kind
- tego rodzajumore of the same kind
Russian тако́й
- тако́й (takój)of the same or similar kind
Spanish por el estilo
- por el estiloof the same or similar kind
Swedish dylik, sådant
- dylikof the same or similar kind
- sådantof the same or similar kind
- liknandeof the same or similar kind
Turkish gibi ilgeç, gibi
- gibi ilgeçof the same or similar kind
- gibiof the same or similar kind
Cite this entry
suchlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suchlike
“suchlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suchlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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