Alike
Alike as an adjective
Alike as an adjective means ‘the same’ or ‘similar’: They are not sisters but their clothes are alike, aren’t they?
All the shops are alike, and it’s hard to find something different.
Warning:
As an adjective, alike is only used after a verb such as be, seem, look, but not before a noun (predicatively): The two women, who looked alike, sat silently in the corner.
Not: The two alike women sat silently…
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Adjectives
Alike as an adverb
As an adverb alike means ‘in the same way’: I don’t think you treat both children alike.
Warning:
Alike is not used as a preposition. Like is used instead: She’s just like her mother.
Not: She’s just alike her mother.
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Like
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