alike

[uh-lahyk]

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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.

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

Related formsa·like·ness, nounhalf-a·like, adjectiveun·a·like, adjective, adverb

Synonyms for alike

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3. similar, akin.

Antonyms for alike

1. differently.

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Related Words for alike

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

Examples from the Web for alike

Contemporary Examples of alike

And when I say all our women, I mean all: Saudi and non-Saudi, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil
Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights
October 30, 2014
A quick Google search for political sex scandals will lead you to pages of naughtiness, Republican and Democratic alike.
Christian Right-Wingers Love Porn: New Studies Suggest the Bible Belt Has A Kinky Side
Aurora Snow
October 11, 2014
And so, with a surprising suddenness, it has recently bloomed up among Republicans and Democrats alike.
Lobbyist Derangement Syndrome Sweeps DC
James Poulos
August 8, 2014
They had both recently been hired by the company, which purchased a mobile-app startup called Alike, which was created by Zhang.
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Nina Strochlic
July 18, 2014
And people, citizens and “migrants” alike, should be required to receive them!
D.C. Moron Phil Gingrey Spread Ebola Fever Over Immigrants
Kent Sepkowitz
July 15, 2014

Historical Examples of alike

The Universal Father could surely not do otherwise than bless all alike.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
But, alike, young and old are neatly and wholesomely dressed.
The Roof of France
Matilda Betham-Edwards
Alike as to formation, aspect, and climate, the Causses are unique in France.'
The Roof of France
Matilda Betham-Edwards
In winter alike ordinary Mass and these celebrations were stopped by the snow.
The Roof of France
Matilda Betham-Edwards
But Linda had said that all women were alike in their hearts.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter

British Dictionary definitions for alike

alike

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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Word Origin and History for alike

adj.

c.1300, aliche, from Old English gelic and/or onlice "similar," from Proto-Germanic *galikam "associated form" (cf. Old Frisian gelik, German gleich, Gothic galeiks, Old Norse glikr; see like (adj.)).