alike

Adjective · Adverb
Synonyms: similarlikelikewise

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having the same or similar characteristics“all politicians are alike”“they looked utterly alike”“friends are generally alike in background and taste”Synonyms: similarlike

Adverb (2)

  1. equally“parents and teachers alike demanded reforms”Synonyms: likewise
  2. in a like manner“they walk alike”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Alike \A*like"\ ([.a]*l[imac]k), a. [AS. onl[imac]c, gel[imac]c; pref. [=a] + like.] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] [1913 Webster]

The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. --Ps. cxxxix. 12. [1913 Webster]

Alike \A*like"\, adv. [AS. gel[imac]ce, onl[imac]ce.] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion. [1913 Webster]
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