Alike

English

Adjective

Alike (comparative more Alike, superlative most Alike)

1. Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

   The twins were alike.

Adverb

Alike (comparative more Alike, superlative most Alike)

1. In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.

   We are all alike concerned in religion.

Synonyms for Alike

identical, kindred, homogeneous, similar, analogous, uniform, equal, equivalent.

Antonyms for Alike

unlike, distinct, heterogeneous, different, dissimilar, opposite.

Derived terms

• alikeness

Thesaurus

accordant; akin; all one; all the same; analogous; aped; as is; at par; au pair; automatic; balanced; coequally; coextensively; coincidentally; commensurate; comparable; congruently; consimilar; consistent; consonant; constant; consubstantial; continuous; copied; correspondent; correspondently; corresponding; correspondingly; coterminously; counterfeit; ditto; drawn; duplicate; equable; equal; equalized; equally; ersatz; even; even stephen; exactly alike; fake; favoring; fifty-fifty; flat; following; half-and-half; homogeneous; homoousian; ibid; ibidem; identic; identical; identically; imitated; imitation; immutable; in like manner; indiscernible; indistinct; indistinctive; indistinguishable; interchangeable; invariable; just alike; just the same; knotted; level; like; likewise; measured; mechanical; methodic; mimicked; mock; monolithic; nearly reproduced; nip and tuck; not unlike; of a piece; on a footing; on a level; on a par; on even ground; one; ordered; orderly; par; parallel; persistent; phony; proportionate; quits; regular; resembling; robotlike; same; same here; selfsame; similar; similarly; simulated; smacking of; smooth; something like; square; stable; stalemated; standard; steadfast; steady; stereotyped; suggestive of; synonymously; synthetic; systematic; the same way; tied; twin; unbroken; unchangeable; unchanged; unchanging; undeviating; undifferent; undifferentiated; undiscriminated; undistinguishable; undistinguished; undiversified; uniform; uniform with; uniformly; unruffled; unvaried; unvarying; without difference; without distinction

Etymology

From Old English ġelīċ, reinforced by Old Norse álíkr.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈlaɪk/, SAMPA: /@"lAIk/

  Rhymes: -aɪk

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Alternative forms

• yliche (obsolete)

Translations

having resemblance; similar

Chinese: 相似地,相同地 Dutch: gelijk (nl), hetzelfde (nl) Finnish: samanlainen (fi), samannäköinen (fi) German: gleich (de)

Japanese: 同じような (onaji yō na) Manx: colaik (gv) Spanish: igual (es), semejante (es), parecido (es)

Anagrams

• alkie
• Kalie