forked vs fork-like

forked and fork-like both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forked	No	Yes	No	No
fork-like	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, forked and fork-like are synonyms defined as:

forked and fork-like: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

Other synonyms of forked include bifurcate, biramous, branched, forficate, pronged, prongy.

forked (adjective)	fork-like (adjective)
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches	resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
having two meanings with intent to deceive