suchlike

See also: such like

English

Alternative forms

• such like, such-like

Etymology

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

Adjective

suchlike (not comparable)

1. Of the same or similar kind.

   Synonym: somesuch

   • 1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholmew Fayre, Induction:

     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, […]

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155:

     For black magic, assafœtida, garlic, dragon's blood, sulphur, and such-like vile-smelling concoctions were used.

Translations

of the same or similar kind

• Albanian: asisoj (sq), tillë (sq)
• Bulgarian: подобен (bg) (podoben), от този род (ot tozi rod)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 之類／之类 (zh) (zhīlèi), 諸如此類／诸如此类 (zh) (zhūrúcǐlèi)

• Esperanto: tia (eo), simila
• Finnish: samantapainen (fi), samankaltainen (fi), samanveikkainen
• German: derartig (de)
• Norwegian: sånn (no), slik (no)

  Bokmål: lignende, sådan (dated)

  Nynorsk: liknande, dilik

• Persian: چنین (fa) (čonin)
• Russian: тако́й (ru) (takój)
• Turkish: gibi ilgeç, gibi (tr)

Pronoun

suchlike

1. Other things of the same kind or type.

   Synonym: somesuch

   • 2020, Washington Post‎^[1]:

     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.

Translations

more of the same kind

• Finnish: sen sellainen, (ynnä) muu
• French: choses de ce genre f pl
• Maori: mea pērā
• Norwegian: slik (no), sånn (no)

  Bokmål: lignende, sådan (dated)

  Nynorsk: liknande, dilik

Noun

suchlike (plural suchlikes)

1. A thing of the same kind or type.
   • 1999, William Carroll, Self Publishing Made Easy, page 229:

     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.

See also

• of the like