feels like

Gives the impression

Feels like introduces a subjective impression or comparison: It feels like we've been waiting forever, The house feels like home.

In weather contexts, feels like describes perceived temperature accounting for humidity or wind chill: It's 85 degrees but feels like 95.

The phrase bridges objective conditions and personal experience—acknowledging that how something registers matters as much as what it technically is.

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vibe · evokes · resembles · mood · déjà vu · ages ago · aura · perceived · cool · as though · nostalgia · old times · impression · warmth · happiness · sadness · apparent · second nature

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epistemic status

feels likeon the record

Openly stated, quotable

by the numbers

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like, feel, feeling, felt, likely, alike, unlike, liking, dislike

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G