Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - likewise

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