likewise

like·wise
L1I1K5E1W4I1S1E1
/ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/

adverb

In a similar manner.

“Come at six, and I’ll do likewise.”

Opposite

Meanings

adverblikewise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemannerIn a similar manner.

    Come at six, and I’ll do likewise.

    2 more examples

    Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country; likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.

    Chu Li-chih in late 1941 was director of the board of trade and president of the Border Region Bank in the Shen-Kan-Ning border government. Kuo Hung-t'ao served as secretary of the Shen-Kan-Ning Party Committee, the highest party post in the area, until 1938, when he was transferred to the Shansi-Chahar-Hopeh area where he likewise became secretary of the Party Committee. After Kuo's transfer, Kao Kang replaced his rival in the top party post in Shen-Kan-Ning and thereafter steadily increased his power within the border region as the leading figure among Shensi communists.

    1971, Mark Selden, “From Land Revolution to United Front: The Shen-Kan-Ning Soviet, 1935–1936”, in The Yenan Way in Revolutionary China, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 69

    Synonyms: thuswise, similarly · Antonyms: otherwise

  2. conjunctivenot comparablealso; moreover; too.

    Margaret enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays, Jeremy likewise.

    1 more example

    "But it looks like the kid ain't got no appetite to git well, for they misses him from the tent in the night and finds him rootin' in the grass, and likewise a drizzle fallin'. 'G'wan,' he says, 'lemme go and die like I wanter. He said I was a liar and a fake'—McGuire says—'and I was playin' sick. Lemme alone.'

    1903 February, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Hygeia at the Solito”, in Everybody’s Magazine, volume VIII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: John Wanamaker, →ISSN, page 179, column 1
  3. not comparableThe same to you; used as a response.

    ‘Let me know if you need any help.’ ‘Likewise.’

    1 more example

    It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. ― Likewise, Mr Thompson.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a similar manner.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin like or similar manner

Similar

adverbin addition

adverbequally

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishin lik wise“<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">in like wise</i>”
  2. Middle Englishlykewise
  3. Englishlikewise

From Middle English lykewise, lykewyse, lyke wyse, lijk wise, a shortened form of Middle English in lik wise (“in like wise”); equivalent to like + -wise. Compare with otherwise.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὁμοίως
  • ὁμοίως (homoíōs)in like manner
Arabic كَذٰلِك, أَيْضًا
  • كَذٰلِك (kaḏālik)in like manner
  • أَيْضًا (ʔayḍan)in like manner
  • عَلَى حَدٍّ سَوَاء (ʕalā ḥaddin sawāʔ)in like manner
  • بِالمِثْل (bi-l-miṯl)in like manner
  • بِالمِثْل (bi-l-miṯl)the same to you
Bulgarian подобно, подобно
  • подобноin like manner
  • подобно (podobno)the same to you
Catalan igualment, ídem
  • igualmentin like manner
  • ídemin like manner
  • igualmentthe same to you
Chinese Mandarin 相似地, 類似地 /类似地
  • 相似地 (xiāngsì de)in like manner
  • 類似地 /类似地 (lèisì de)in like manner
  • 同樣地 /同样地 (tóngyàng de)in like manner
  • 彼此 (bǐcǐ)the same to you
Czech podobně
  • podobněin like manner
Danish ligeledes, i lige måde
  • ligeledesin like manner
  • i lige mådethe same to you
Dutch evenzo, eveneens
  • evenzoin like manner
  • eveneensin like manner
  • op gelijkaardige wijzein like manner
  • op gelijkwaardige wijzein like manner
  • insgelijksthe same to you
Esperanto siavice
  • siavicein like manner
Finnish samoin, samoin
  • samoinin like manner
  • samointhe same to you
French de même, pareillement
  • de mêmein like manner
  • pareillementin like manner
  • pareillementthe same to you
  • de mêmethe same to you
  • idemthe same to you
German ebenfalls, gleichfalls
  • ebenfallsin like manner
  • gleichfallsin like manner
  • ebensoin like manner
  • ähnlichin like manner
  • ebenfallsthe same to you
  • ebensothe same to you
  • gleichfallsthe same to you
  • auch sothe same to you
Greek επίσης
  • επίσης (epísis)the same to you
Hebrew כְּמוֹ כֵן, כנ״ל
  • כְּמוֹ כֵן (k'mo ken)in like manner
  • כנ״ל (k'nal)the same to you
Hungarian ugyanúgy, úgyszintén
  • ugyanúgyin like manner
  • úgyszinténin like manner
  • éppúgyin like manner
  • szintúgyin like manner
  • hasonlóképpenin like manner
  • hasonlóképpin like manner
  • nemkülönbenin like manner
  • úgyszinténthe same to you
  • ugyancsakthe same to you
  • viszontthe same to you
  • viszont kívánomthe same to you
Icelandic sömuleiðis, á sama hátt
  • sömuleiðisin like manner
  • á sama háttin like manner
  • jafnframtin like manner
  • líkain like manner
  • slíkt hið samain like manner
  • sömuleiðisthe same to you
Indonesian sama-sama
  • sama-samathe same to you
Irish mar an gcéanna
  • mar an gcéannain like manner
Italian ugualmente, similarmente
  • ugualmentein like manner
  • similarmentein like manner
  • parimentiin like manner
  • similmentein like manner
  • altrettantothe same to you
  • idemthe same to you
  • parimentithe same to you
Japanese 同様に, そちらこそ
  • 同様に (dōyō ni)in like manner
  • そちらこそ (sochira koso)the same to you
Latin item
  • itemin like manner
Māori waihoki
  • waihokiin like manner
Norwegian i like måte
  • i like måtethe same to you
Norwegian Bokmål likeledes
  • likeledesin like manner
Polish podobnie, wzajemnie
  • podobniein like manner
  • wzajemniethe same to you
  • nawzajemthe same to you
Portuguese similarmente, igualmente
  • similarmentein like manner
  • igualmentein like manner
  • igualmentethe same to you
Russian та́к же, аналоги́чно
  • та́к же (ták že)in like manner
  • аналоги́чно (analogíčno)in like manner
  • подо́бно (podóbno)in like manner
  • подо́бным о́бразом (podóbnym óbrazom)in like manner
  • взаи́мно (vzaímno)the same to you
  • и ва́м того́ же (i vám tovó že)the same to you
  • и тебе́ того́ же (i tebé tovó že)the same to you
Scottish Gaelic mar an ceudna
  • mar an ceudnain like manner
Spanish similarmente, ídem
  • similarmentein like manner
  • ídemin like manner
  • del mismo modoin like manner
  • con las mismasin like manner
  • igualmentethe same to you
Swahili kadhalika
  • kadhalikain like manner
Swedish likaledes, detsamma
  • likaledesin like manner
  • detsammathe same to you
Turkish aynen, bilmukabele
  • aynenin like manner
  • bilmukabelein like manner
  • kezain like manner
  • hakezain like manner
  • bilmukabelethe same to you
Ukrainian тако́ж, аналогі́чно
  • тако́ж (takóž)in like manner
  • аналогі́чно (analohíčno)in like manner
  • поді́бно (podíbno)in like manner
  • навзає́м (navzajém)the same to you
  • і вам того ж (i vam toho ž)the same to you
Yiddish גם־אַתּם
  • גם־אַתּם (gam-atem)the same to you

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