Alike
adjective
Like each other or the same.
The twins look alike
Often appears as...
- look alike
- sound alike
adverb
In the same way.
They dressed alike
Often appears as...
- dressed alike
- think alike
adjective
Like each other or the same.
The twins look alike
Often appears as...
- look alike
- sound alike
adverb
In the same way.
They dressed alike
Often appears as...
- dressed alike
- think alike
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Comparing Appearance
Use 'alike' when comparing how similar two people or things look.
The sisters are often mistaken for each other because they look so alike.
Pro Tip 2/3Matching Characteristics
'Alike' helps highlight the shared qualities or behaviors between subjects.
Despite their age difference, the brothers think alike and often agree on everything.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Opposites
Avoid using 'alike' when referring to contrasting or very different characteristics.
The two plants differ in size and color; they're not alike at all.
Pro Tip 1/3Comparing Appearance
Use 'alike' when comparing how similar two people or things look.
The sisters are often mistaken for each other because they look so alike.
Pro Tip 2/3Matching Characteristics
'Alike' helps highlight the shared qualities or behaviors between subjects.
Despite their age difference, the brothers think alike and often agree on everything.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Opposites
Avoid using 'alike' when referring to contrasting or very different characteristics.
The two plants differ in size and color; they're not alike at all.
Pro Tip 1/3Comparing Appearance
Use 'alike' when comparing how similar two people or things look.
The sisters are often mistaken for each other because they look so alike.
Pro Tip 2/3Matching Characteristics
'Alike' helps highlight the shared qualities or behaviors between subjects.
Despite their age difference, the brothers think alike and often agree on everything.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Opposites
Avoid using 'alike' when referring to contrasting or very different characteristics.
The two plants differ in size and color; they're not alike at all.
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analogouscomparatorcongruityconsistentcorrespondhomogeneousidenticalsimilaruniform
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J. C. Watts
American Politician
The establishment wonders why we can't get more of the black vote. It's because it's not doing the things necessary to establish a deeper relationship with the black community. Most black people don't think alike. Most black people just vote alike.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
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Eve Torres
American Actress
That's one reason I really love 'Supergirl.' It's a great show for people to watch with their children - sons and daughters alike. It features strong female characters which is always something to appreciate.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
I see a deep connection between peace and change: peace always starts from within, for communities and people alike. The same is true of change: real change starts from within.
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Heywood Broun
American Journalist
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George Dennison Prentice
American Editor
It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world.
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Jack Nicholson
American Actor
It's a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways so I've never had any trouble identifying with the character that I'm playing.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
American Author
In all ranks of life the human heart yearns for the beautiful; and the beautiful things that God makes are his gift to all alike.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The idea of a world where all people are alike - in wealth or in anything else - is a fantasy for the stupid.
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J. C. Watts
American Politician
The establishment wonders why we can't get more of the black vote. It's because it's not doing the things necessary to establish a deeper relationship with the black community. Most black people don't think alike. Most black people just vote alike.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
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Eve Torres
American Actress
That's one reason I really love 'Supergirl.' It's a great show for people to watch with their children - sons and daughters alike. It features strong female characters which is always something to appreciate.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
I see a deep connection between peace and change: peace always starts from within, for communities and people alike. The same is true of change: real change starts from within.
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Heywood Broun
American Journalist
Life is not a matter of theories. Life is a matter of facts. It calls on the young and the old alike to face these facts, even though they are hard and sometimes unpleasant.
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George Dennison Prentice
American Editor
It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world.
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Jack Nicholson
American Actor
It's a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways so I've never had any trouble identifying with the character that I'm playing.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
American Author
In all ranks of life the human heart yearns for the beautiful; and the beautiful things that God makes are his gift to all alike.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The idea of a world where all people are alike - in wealth or in anything else - is a fantasy for the stupid.
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