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| close |
nearly alike or nearly even. [1/23 definitions] |
| color-blind |
having no racial prejudices; treating others alike, regardless of their skin color. [1/2 definitions] |
| compare apples to oranges |
to liken two things that make no sense to be likened because they are not alike all. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| identical |
alike in every detail; equal in all aspects. [2/3 definitions] |
| iso- |
equal; alike. |
| master key |
a key that will open all the locks in a given set, though the keys to these locks are not alike. |
| match2 |
to find and put together (things that are identical or very much alike). [1/11 definitions] |
| of a piece |
of the same kind; practically alike; consistent. |
| quadruplicate |
a collection of four things, such as copies, that are exactly alike (usu. prec. by "in"). [2/5 definitions] |
| quintuplicate |
a collection of five things that are exactly alike (usu. prec. by "in"). [2/5 definitions] |
| rime riche |
rhyme using two or more words or syllables that are pronounced alike and often spelled alike, but are different in meaning, such as "route" and "root" or "description" and "prescription". |
| same |
perfectly alike or equal; not at all different. [1/4 definitions] |
| simpatico |
alike in temperament, tastes, or the like; compatible; congenial. |
| unalike |
combined form of alike. |
| unlike |
not alike or equal; different; unequal. [1/3 definitions] |
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