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Same

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /seɪm/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Same is an adjective meaning Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.

Meaning

Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.

More Meanings

  1. Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
  2. Similar, alike.
  3. Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
  4. A reply of confirmation of identity.
  5. (used with the) The same way; in the same manner; to the same extent, unchanged; equally.
  6. The identical thing, ditto.
  7. Something similar, something of the identical type.

Example Sentences

You have the same hair I do!
I realised I was the same age as my grandfather had been when he joined the air force.
Even if the twins are identical, they are still not the same person, unlike Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.
Our space may be really same (of equal curvature), but its degree of curvature may change as a whole with the time.

Synonyms for same

Depending on context, synonyms include equal, equivalent, identical, alike, similar, this.

Antonyms for same

Common opposites include another, different, opposite, other, unlike.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include selfsame, identical, comparable, equivalent, equal, corresponding.

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