alikeadjective [ after verb ]
uk/əˈlaɪk/us/əˈlaɪk/B1 similar to each other:
The children all look very alike.
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- The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament.
- The film's message is that rich and poor are alike.
- As babies, the twins were so alike that I just couldn't tell them apart.
- For the first few months the babies looked so alike I couldn't tell which was which.
- Our views on politics are very alike.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Similar and the same
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity
- akin
- allied
- along the lines of sth idiom
- approach
- clock
- difference
- equal
- firm
- homogeneous
- homogenous
- identical
- identikit
- inch
- Rome
- same
- same difference idiom
- same old same old idiom
- sameness
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alikeadverb
uk/əˈlaɪk/us/əˈlaɪk/B2 in a similar way:
The twins even dress alike.
My father treated us all alike.
B2 used after referring to two groups of people or things to show that both groups are included:
Friends and family alike were devastated by the news of her death.
More examples
- For the first few months the babies looked so alike I couldn't tell which was which.
- His latest play has delighted theatre audiences and theatre critics alike.
- After the trial he was shunned by friends and family alike.
- It's quite common to see couples who dress alike.
- We argue sometimes, but we usually think alike when it comes to important things.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Similar and the same
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity
- akin
- allied
- along the lines of sth idiom
- approach
- clock
- difference
- equal
- firm
- homogeneous
- homogenous
- identical
- identikit
- inch
- Rome
- same
- same difference idiom
- same old same old idiom
- sameness
See more results »