Alike — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having the same or similar characteristics

equally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæɹˈoʊbə/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈuːtləʊdə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈuːtləʊdə/

2 syllables Say it as /kæɹˈoʊbə/.

Examples

all politicians are alike
they looked utterly alike
friends are generally alike in background and taste

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

likewise like similar

Antonyms

unalike

Parts of Speech

adjective	having the same or similar characteristics “all politicians are alike”
adverb	equally “parents and teachers alike demanded reforms”
adverb	in a like manner “they walk alike”

Word Forms

alikeness	noun	similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
similarity	noun	the quality of being similar
likeness	noun	similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gleich

gleiche oder ähnliche Eigenschaften aufweisen

🇫🇷French

même

ayant des caractéristiques identiques ou similaires

🇪🇸Spanish

similar

tener las mismas o similares características

🇮🇹Italian

nello stesso modo

aventi caratteristiche uguali o simili

🇳🇱Dutch

gelijk

met dezelfde of vergelijkbare kenmerken

🇵🇹Portuguese

parecido

com características iguais ou semelhantes

🇷🇺Russian

одинаково

имеющие одинаковые или схожие характеристики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक जैसे

समान या समान विशेषताओं वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

একইভাবে

একই বা অনুরূপ বৈশিষ্ট্য থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒரே மாதிரியாக

அதே அல்லது ஒத்த குணாதிசயங்களைக் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒకేలా

ఒకే లేదా సారూప్య లక్షణాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

एकसारखे

समान किंवा समान वैशिष्ट्ये असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાન

સમાન અથવા સમાન લાક્ષણિકતાઓ ધરાવતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ

ಒಂದೇ ಅಥವಾ ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒരുപോലെ

സമാനമോ സമാനമോ ആയ സ്വഭാവസവിശേഷതകൾ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਨ

ਸਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਨ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایک جیسے

ایک جیسی یا ایک جیسی خصوصیات کا حامل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一样

具有相同或相似的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

似たような

同じまたは類似の特性を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

서로 같은

동일하거나 비슷한 특성을 가지고 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

như nhau

có đặc điểm giống nhau hoặc tương tự

🇹🇭Thai

เหมือนกัน

มีลักษณะเหมือนหรือคล้ายกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sama

mempunyai ciri-ciri yang sama atau mirip

🇵🇭Filipino

magkatulad

pagkakaroon ng pareho o magkatulad na katangian

🇲🇾Malay

serupa

mempunyai ciri-ciri yang sama atau serupa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على حد سواء

لها نفس الخصائص أو خصائص مشابهة

🇮🇷Persian

یکسان

داشتن خصوصیات یکسان یا مشابه

🇹🇷Turkish

benzer

aynı veya benzer özelliklere sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹמֶה

בעלי מאפיינים זהים או דומים

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