alike

UK: /əˈlaɪk/ US: /əˈlaɪk/ ,(ə līk′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•like /əˈlaɪk/   adv. 

1. in the same manner;
   equally:
   to treat all customers alike.
2. similar or comparable:
   Not all people are alike.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•like  (ə līk′), adv. 

1. in the same manner or form;
   similarly:
   They treated all customers alike.
2. to the same degree;
   equally:
   All three were guilty alike.

adj. 

3. having resemblance or similarity;
   having or showing no marked or important difference:
   He thinks all politicians are alike.

• Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ālīkr, cognate with Old English onlīc, Old High German analīh; replacing Middle English ilich, Old English gelīc, cognate with Old Saxon gilīk, Old High German gilīh (German gleich), Gothic galeiks, Old Norse (g)līkr; see like¹
• Middle English alyke bef. 950

a•like′ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 3. similar, akin.

Antonyms

• 1. differently.

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alike / əˈlaɪk/ adjective (postpositive)

1. possessing the same or similar characteristics: the children all look very alike

adverb

1. in the same or a similar manner, way, or degree: they walk alike

Etymology: Old English gelīc; see like¹