diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/operator_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/operator_completions.rs
index e9e95d0799..460e7f590b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/operator_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/operator_completions.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ impl Completer for OperatorCompletion {
             ],
             Expr::String(_) => vec![
                 ("=~", "Contains regex match"),
+                ("like", "Contains regex match"),
                 ("!~", "Does not contain regex match"),
+                ("not-like", "Does not contain regex match"),
                 (
                     "++",
                     "Appends two lists, a list and a value, two strings, or two binary values",
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 64a5086628..d2ed11188a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -5018,8 +5018,8 @@ pub fn parse_operator(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet, span: Span) -> Expressi
         b"<=" => Operator::Comparison(Comparison::LessThanOrEqual),
         b">" => Operator::Comparison(Comparison::GreaterThan),
         b">=" => Operator::Comparison(Comparison::GreaterThanOrEqual),
-        b"=~" => Operator::Comparison(Comparison::RegexMatch),
-        b"!~" => Operator::Comparison(Comparison::NotRegexMatch),
+        b"=~" | b"like" => Operator::Comparison(Comparison::RegexMatch),
+        b"!~" | b"not-like" => Operator::Comparison(Comparison::NotRegexMatch),
         b"+" => Operator::Math(Math::Plus),
         b"++" => Operator::Math(Math::Append),
         b"-" => Operator::Math(Math::Minus),
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
index 713c6c0060..8c2e59d93a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ impl Display for Operator {
             Operator::Comparison(Comparison::NotEqual) => write!(f, "!="),
             Operator::Comparison(Comparison::LessThan) => write!(f, "<"),
             Operator::Comparison(Comparison::GreaterThan) => write!(f, ">"),
-            Operator::Comparison(Comparison::RegexMatch) => write!(f, "=~"),
-            Operator::Comparison(Comparison::NotRegexMatch) => write!(f, "!~"),
+            Operator::Comparison(Comparison::RegexMatch) => write!(f, "=~ or like"),
+            Operator::Comparison(Comparison::NotRegexMatch) => write!(f, "!~ or not-like"),
             Operator::Comparison(Comparison::LessThanOrEqual) => write!(f, "<="),
             Operator::Comparison(Comparison::GreaterThanOrEqual) => write!(f, ">="),
             Operator::Comparison(Comparison::StartsWith) => write!(f, "starts-with"),
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/std/help/mod.nu b/crates/nu-std/std/help/mod.nu
index d608ae8bcb..089bbff7f8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/std/help/mod.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/std/help/mod.nu
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ def get-all-operators [] { return [
     [Comparison, <=, LessThanOrEqual, "Checks if a value is less than or equal to another.", 80]
     [Comparison, >, GreaterThan, "Checks if a value is greater than another.", 80]
     [Comparison, >=, GreaterThanOrEqual, "Checks if a value is greater than or equal to another.", 80]
-    [Comparison, =~, RegexMatch, "Checks if a value matches a regular expression.", 80]
-    [Comparison, !~, NotRegexMatch, "Checks if a value does not match a regular expression.", 80]
+    [Comparison, '=~ or like', RegexMatch, "Checks if a value matches a regular expression.", 80]
+    [Comparison, '!~ or not-like', NotRegexMatch, "Checks if a value does not match a regular expression.", 80]
     [Comparison, in, In, "Checks if a value is in a list or string.", 80]
     [Comparison, not-in, NotIn, "Checks if a value is not in a list or string.", 80]
     [Comparison, starts-with, StartsWith, "Checks if a string starts with another.", 80]
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ You can also learn more at (ansi default_italic)(ansi light_cyan_underline)https
 
     let modules = (try { modules $target_item --find $find })
     if not ($modules | is-empty) { return $modules }
-    
+
     if ($find | is-not-empty) {
         print -e $"No help results found mentioning: ($find)"
         return []