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1alike
adverb \ə-ˈlīk\
: in the same way
Full Definition of ALIKE
: in the same manner, form, or degree : equally <was denounced by teachers and students alike>
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First Known Use of ALIKE
14th century
Related to ALIKE
- Antonyms
- differently, dissimilarly, otherwise
Rhymes with ALIKE
apelike, armlike, barnlike, bearlike, belike, birdlike, bladelike, boatlike, boxlike, called strike, catlike, childlike, Christlike, clawlike, claylike, clocklike, dirgelike, dirt bike, dislike, doglike, dreamlike, feel like, first strike, fishlike, flu-like, fly-strike, garpike, godlike, grasslike, handspike, hitchhike, homelike, horselike, hymnlike, jazzlike, Klondike, lifelike, mislike, moonlike, nunlike, parklike, pealike, push-bike, rampike, ratlike, rent strike, restrike, ringlike, rocklike, rootlike, ropelike, scalelike, sharklike, sheaflike, shrimplike, shunpike, snakelike, sphinxlike, springlike, suchlike, tanklike, ten-strike, trail bike, trancelike, turnpike, unlike, Updike, Vandyke, Van Dyck, warlike, wavelike, whalelike, wifelike, winglike, wraithlike
2alike
adjective
: similar in appearance, nature, or form
Full Definition of ALIKE
: exhibiting close resemblance without being identical <alike in their beliefs>
— alike·ness noun
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Origin of ALIKE
Middle English ilik, ilich (from Old English gelīc) & alik, alteration of Old English onlīc, from on + līc body — more at like
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to ALIKE
- Synonyms
- akin, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike, on the order of
- Antonyms
- different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike
ALIKENESS Defined for Kids
1alike
adverb \ə-ˈlīk\
Definition of ALIKE for Kids
: in the same way <The two friends think alike.>
2alike
adjective
Definition of ALIKE for Kids
: being like each other : similar in appearance, nature, or form <All the shapes are alike.>
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