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alike

alike

64 1.0
In the same way for different people or things
  • adverb
  • /əˈlaɪk/
translation icon : por igual
  • Hey, great minds think alike, my friend.
  • students alike
  • teachers alike
  • educators alike

No, Jonah, I know we sound alike, but goodbye.

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Examples

  • Graduate students and elementary students alike can easily access them from home, their workplace, or the campus.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The town started a daily market at which soldiers and civilians alike hawked their produce and wares.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We thought alike, we felt the same way.

  • From the moment it was published... it was accepted by critics and public alike... as a classic story of war.

  • Education is more interesting to the student and teacher alike where there is exchange and interaction.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Scientists and surgeons alike are very excited.

  • In reality, educators and voters alike should be looking at multiple measures of a school's effectiveness.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Because of civil rights reforms, blacks and whites alike could freely use local shops and services.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In reality, academically average and gifted children alike enjoy television whether they have moronic parents or not.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Rich and poor people alike suffer during economic downturns.

Synonyms

equally
vsalike
483 1.0

In the same way or to the same amount

focuses on similar way rather than matching degree
similarly
vsalike
226 2.2

In the same way as what was just said

is broader, implying general sameness beyond just one comparison
likewise
vsalike
153 3.6

In the same way as someone or something else

is more general, simply noting resemblance in manner
identically
vsalike
9 3.9

In exactly the same way as another thing does

allows similarity without exact identity
comparably
vsalike
4 3.8

In a similar way or degree to something else

describes plain similarity in manner without measuring degree
equivalently
vsalike
1 5.1

In a way that has the same meaning or value as something else

expresses similar manner rather than equal value or effect
analogously
vsalike
  • Formal
1 6.8

In a way that is like another situation

describes a simple likeness in manner, not a reasoned comparison

Antonyms

780 1.1

In a way that is not the same as another person or thing

4 4.3

In a way that is not fair or even

Idioms

Give everyone an equal part

Say this when two people have the same smart idea, as a joke

Compounds

14 3.9

A person who is very similar in appearance to another person, often a famous person

4 3.7

Very similar in appearance to another person or thing

look-alike
  • Jargon
1 4.4

A group of people chosen because they are similar to a company's customers

How Similar

identically
9 3.9
equally
483 1.0
alike
64 1.0
similarly
226 2.2

Surface Forms

alike positive

Morphology

alike = alike (semi-transparent) = a + like

The adverb meaning 'in the same way' is a straightforward zero-derived use of the adjective 'alike'.

Etymology

Alike (as an adverb) comes from the same parts a- and like, with the idea of 'in the same way'. So, when people or things are treated alike, they are treated 'equally' or 'in the same way'.