alike
Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
Adjective 1 meaning
Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
“Twins are physically alike, that is, similar-looking people on the outside.”
Adverb 1 meaning
In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.
“We are all alike concerned in religion.”
Etymology
The adjective comes from a conflation of several different terms: * Middle English alich, alych, alyke, a Late Middle English development from earlier Middle English anlich, anlyke, from Old English onlīċ, anlīċ. Compare German ähnlich.
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ALIKE at a glance
ALIKE has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + K 5 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,659 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with alike
All rhymesOne letter away
- ALIVE8
- ALINE5
- GLIKE10
- YLIKE12
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