alike
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- adjective
- /əˈlaɪk/
- I think you and I are a lot alike.
- look alike
- exactly alike
- remarkably alike
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Watch on YouTubeSo me and my father are so alike but so different.
- So me and my father are so alike but so different.
- And we can all we are all more alike then then we are different.
- But then suppose they were all alike.
Examples
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All the brothers in the family look alike.
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Had to be brother and sister; they looked so much alike; cute kids, too.
Fiction book (1991) -
And the two are a lot alike when they catch the light.
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You know, I think, I think we're more alike than we are different.
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You all look alike, you all sound alike.
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Black and white farmers alike would come into town to buy supplies.
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Ah, great minds think alike.
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And Reuben and I were a lot alike.
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His messages warmed the hearts of poor and rich alike, even during the chill of winter.
Fiction book (1992) -
All the brothers in the family look alike.
Synonyms
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Very similar in kind or quality to another thing
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Having some of the same qualities as another person or thing but not exactly the same
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Being exactly the same in every detail as another
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Having the same appearance or design
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Similar in feeling or character to something like relief
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Similar in feeling or quality to something
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Similar in some ways that help you understand another thing
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Sharing similar feelings, ideas, or interests
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People or things that have similar beliefs and qualities
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Compounds
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3.9
A person who is very similar in appearance to another person, often a famous person
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Etymology
Alike comes from old parts a- and like, and like means 'similar' or 'same', just like the common word like you already know. So, to call two things alike is to say they share the same qualities.