They all are dressed up similarly for the party.
Is this use of similarly correct/appropriate? I did not get many results when I looked this phrase up on Google. I also tried the phrase with "alike" and "same" in place of "similarly" with no better results.
Can anyone suggest an alternative for similarly here?
Best Answer
This is really a question about style rather than grammar or usage or even word choice.
A better sentence is:
or
A different word order changes the sound and rhythm of the sentence. The version with the contraction is more natural and idiomatic than the one without it.
I agree with WendiKidd that "similarly" and "alike" are not equivalent, so "dressed up alike" neither says what you mean nor means what you want to say.