Suchlike
adj, noun, pron ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A thing of the same kind or type.
"Entertainment is the name of the media game which may include your telling about why the book was written, fun stuff about completing the manuscript […] or suchlikes to liven the interview."
- 1 Of the same or similar kind. not-comparable
"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, […]"
- 1 of the same kind wordnet
- 1 Other things of the same kind or type.
"That is, we use reading not just as a means to educate ourselves, or to “explore other worlds” and suchlike, but to literally keep our distance from others."
Example
More examples"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, […]"
Etymology
From Middle English sich like, suche-like, swylk lyk; equivalent to such + like.
More for "suchlike"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.