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alike

[ uh-lahyk ]

adverb

  1. in the same manner or form; similarly:

    They treated all customers alike.

    Antonyms:

  2. to the same degree; equally:

    All three were guilty alike.



adjective

  1. having resemblance or similarity; having or showing no marked or important difference:

    He thinks all politicians are alike.

    Synonyms: ,

alike

/ əˈɪ /

adjective

  1. possessing the same or similar characteristics

    they all look alike to me

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in the same or a similar manner, way, or degree

    they walk alike

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·n noun
  • 󲹱-· adjective
  • ܲa· adjective adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alike1

First recorded before 950; Middle English alyke, from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ī, cognate with Old English DzԱī, Old High German Բī; replacing Middle English ilich, Old English ī, cognate with Old Saxon ī, Old High German ī ( German gleich ), Gothic galeiks, Old Norse ()ī; like 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alike1

Old English ī; see like 1
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Example Sentences

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Yet through those phone calls, the pope came to understand the suffering of Gaza residents, Christians and Muslims alike, said George Anton, head of the Emergency Response Committee for the Catholic Church in Gaza.

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“United States consumers and manufacturers alike will find difficult decisions in the weeks and months to come if policies don’t change.”

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But now, with Trump turning American economic power against friend and foe alike, we risk sliding into something closer to autarky, a world where the U.S. stands alone, detached from any coherent bloc.

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The terminations at the agency, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, have fueled concern among unions and employers alike about who will step in to help ease labor conflicts in Southern California and beyond.

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This time of year invites us all, believers and atheists alike, to emerge from our own suspended animation or curled-up little balls, like cummings writes at the end of that poem:

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