What does "look like" mean?

To resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be.

What is a synonym for "look like"?

Common synonyms include: ape, appear, appear like, approach, approximate, be like.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be. transitive
"It looks like rain later today."
2
bear a physical resemblance to wordnet

"It looks like rain later today."

From Middle English loken like, equivalent to look + like (conjunction and preposition).