alike
Translation
similar, in the same way
Examples
The two brothers look very alike.
The two brothers look very alike.
He treats all his children alike.
He treats all his children alike.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) and ((sb./sth.)) are alike to be similar The two brothers look very alike.
to treat ((sb.)) alike to treat people in the same way He treats all his children alike.
Similar Words
Synonyms: similar, same, corresponding; Antonyms: different, dissimilar, unlike
Etymology
From Old English 'onlīc', from 'on' (in) + 'līc' (body, form), meaning 'in the same form'.
Memory Tips
'a-like' sounds like 'a like', meaning one is like another. It is used after the nouns it describes.