Standard Lemma guide

suchlike

adj · noun · pron · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsʌt͡ʃ.laɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of the same or similar kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: somesuch

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A thing of the same kind or type.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

pron

Meaning 3

Other things of the same kind or type.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: somesuch

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

of the same kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a locker that usually contained paper, ink, and suchlike equipment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English sich like, suche-like, swylk lyk; equivalent to such + like.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: asisoj — of the same or similar kind
  • Albanian: tillë — of the same or similar kind
  • Bulgarian: подобен (podoben) — of the same or similar kind
  • Bulgarian: от този род (ot tozi rod) — of the same or similar kind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 之類 /之类 (zhīlèi) — of the same or similar kind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 諸如此類 /诸如此类 (zhūrúcǐlèi) — of the same or similar kind
  • Dutch: dergelijk — of the same or similar kind
  • Dutch: zulke — of the same or similar kind
  • Dutch: zoiets — of the same or similar kind
  • Esperanto: tia — of the same or similar kind
  • Esperanto: simila — of the same or similar kind
  • Finnish: samantapainen — of the same or similar kind
  • Finnish: samankaltainen — of the same or similar kind
  • Finnish: samanveikkainen — of the same or similar kind
  • German: derartig — of the same or similar kind
  • German: solch — of the same or similar kind
  • Norwegian: sånn — of the same or similar kind
  • Norwegian: slik — of the same or similar kind
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lignende — of the same or similar kind
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sådan — of the same or similar kind
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: liknande — of the same or similar kind
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dilik — of the same or similar kind
  • Persian: چنین (čonin) — of the same or similar kind
  • Polish: tego rodzaju — of the same or similar kind
  • Polish: podobny — of the same or similar kind
  • Russian: тако́й (takój) — of the same or similar kind
  • Spanish: por el estilo — of the same or similar kind
  • Swedish: dylik — of the same or similar kind
  • Swedish: sådant — of the same or similar kind
  • Swedish: liknande — of the same or similar kind
  • Turkish: gibi ilgeç — of the same or similar kind
  • Turkish: gibi — of the same or similar kind
  • Finnish: sen sellainen — more of the same kind
  • Finnish: (ynnä) muu — more of the same kind
  • French: choses de ce genre — more of the same kind
  • Māori: mea pērā — more of the same kind
  • Norwegian: slik — more of the same kind
  • Norwegian: sånn — more of the same kind
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lignende — more of the same kind
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sådan — more of the same kind
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: liknande — more of the same kind
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dilik — more of the same kind
  • Polish: tego rodzaju — more of the same kind