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alike

  • adjective
  • /əˈlaɪk/

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

Example

“Twins are physically alike, that is, similar-looking people on the outside.”

Synonyms

  • similar

Related words

  • cigalike
  • nonalike
  • lookalike
  • soundalike
  • unalike
  • workalike
  • a-alike
  • alike-minded
  • great minds think alike
  • look alike
  • look-alike
  • smell-alike

Word history

From Old English "onlīċ".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “alike” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.