alike
[ uh-lahyk ]
adverb
adjective
having resemblance or similarity; having or showing no marked or important difference: He thinks all politicians are alike.
Origin of alike
1First recorded before 950; Middle English alyke, from 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 for alike
Opposites for alike
Other words from alike
- a·like·ness, noun
- half-a·like, adjective
- un·a·like, adjective, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for alike
alike
/ (əˈlaɪk) /
adjective(postpositive)
possessing the same or similar characteristics: they all look alike to me
adverb
in the same or a similar manner, way, or degree: they walk alike
Origin of alike
1Old English gelīc; see like 1
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