DEFINITIONS

alike

[ uh-lahyk ]
/ əˈlaɪk /
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adverb

in the same manner or form; similarly: They treated all customers alike.
to the same degree; equally: All three were guilty alike.

adjective

having resemblance or similarity; having or showing no marked or important difference: He thinks all politicians are alike.

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Words related to alike

identical, likewise, similar, like, Xerox, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even

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Origin of alike

before 950; Middle English alyke < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ālīkr, cognate with Old English onlīc, Old High German analīh; replacing Middle English ilich, Old English gelīc, cognate with Old Saxon gilīk, Old High German gilīh (German gleich), Gothic galeiks, Old Norse (g)līkr; see like1

OTHER WORDS FROM alike

a·like·ness, nounhalf-a·like, adjectiveun·a·like, adjective, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for alike

alike
/ (əˈlaɪk) /

adjective (postpositive)

possessing the same or similar characteristicsthey all look alike to me

adverb

in the same or a similar manner, way, or degreethey walk alike

Word Origin for alike

Old English gelīc; see like 1
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