: in the same manner, form, or degree : equally
was denounced by teachers and students alike
: exhibiting close resemblance without being identical
alike in their beliefs
alikeness
noun
Examples of alike in a Sentence
Adverb
regulations that are disapproved of by teachers and students alike
Adjective
The two cars are much alike.
all the houses in the neighborhood are alike in that they all have a one-car garage and a fenced-in backyard
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Elise Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
Businesses and residences alike must be able to tap into multiple reliable sources of energy — including traditional sources like natural gas as renewables are slowly built up — and not be forced to navigate the uncertainty that would come from choking off the power.
—Linda Baran, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Retail giants like Barnes & Noble, and publishers like Scholastic alike host summer reading programs for kids, while many libraries and bookstores across the country continue to spearhead their own.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Adverb
While Alligator Alcatraz’s remote location and surrounding wildlife are part of a weird and creepy fantasy where nature is weaponized to imprison thousands, make no mistake — the facility is the weapon, unleashing harm on immigration detainees and the vulnerable surrounding ecosystem alike.
—Elise Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
Businesses and residences alike must be able to tap into multiple reliable sources of energy — including traditional sources like natural gas as renewables are slowly built up — and not be forced to navigate the uncertainty that would come from choking off the power.
—Linda Baran, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Here are two reasons why partners do not necessarily need to be alike to be happy, according to the 2025 study.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Retail giants like Barnes & Noble, and publishers like Scholastic alike host summer reading programs for kids, while many libraries and bookstores across the country continue to spearhead their own.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 June 2025
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“Alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alike. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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alike
2 of 2 adverb
: in the same manner, form, or degree
we think alike
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