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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LI'KEWISE, adv. [like and wise.] In like manner; also; moreover; too.
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Psalms 49.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: in like or similar manner; "He was similarly affected"; "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson [syn: similarly, likewise]
2: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: besides, too, also, likewise, as well]
3: equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms" [syn: alike, likewise]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 15th century 1. in like manner ; similarly <go and do likewise> 2. in addition 3. similarly so with me <answered “likewise” to “Pleased to meet you”>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 also, moreover, too. 2 similarly (do likewise). Etymology: for in like wise

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Likewise Like"wise` (l[imac]k"w[imac]z`), adv. & conj. [See Wise, n.] In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also. Go, and do thou likewise. --Luke x. 37. For he seeth that wise men die; likewise the fool and the brutish person perish. --Ps. xlix. 10.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. You use likewise when you are comparing two methods, states, or situations and saying that they are similar. All attempts by the Socialists to woo him back were spurned. Similar overtures from the right have likewise been rejected... = similarly ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group 2. If you do something and someone else does likewise, they do the same or a similar thing. He lent money, made donations and encouraged others to do likewise. ADV: ADV after v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. Also, too, besides, moreover, furthermore, in addition, to boot, in like manner.

Moby Thesaurus

above, additionally, again, alike, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, as is, as well, au reste, beside, besides, beyond, coequally, coextensively, coincidentally, congruently, correspondently, correspondingly, coterminously, ditto, either, else, en plus, equally, extra, farther, for lagniappe, further, furthermore, ibid, ibidem, identically, in addition, in kind, in like manner, in that way, inter alia, into the bargain, item, just the same, like, like that, like this, more, moreover, on the side, on top of, over, plus, same here, similarly, so, synonymously, the same way, then, therewith, thus, to boot, too, yet