2.143 adjectives meaning 'the same'

The adjectives 'alike', 'comparable', 'equivalent', 'identical', and 'similar' can also be used to say that two or more things are like each other. You can put the preposition 'to' after all of them except 'alike' in order to mention the second of the things being compared.

• They all looked alike.
• The houses were all identical.
• Flemish is similar to Afrikaans.