Used to challenge another's use of a term, replacing it with something the speaker or writer considers more pertinent.
Used to introduce a pun or joke about some name.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe world is not black and white. More like black and grey. Graham Greene
If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship. François de La Rochefoucauld
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. Rebecca West
Men look more like their uncles on the mother's side. Norwegian Proverb
Nothing looks more like a man of sense than a fool who holds his tongue. German Proverb
Nothing is more like an honest man than a rogue. French Proverb