identical
The very same
Identical means exactly the same, with no distinguishing differences.
Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg and share the same DNA.
Two things can be identical in appearance without being the same object: The dresses were identical, but hers cost twice as much.
In casual use, identical often means very similar rather than truly indistinguishable.
Identical in nature
- alikeSharing key features
- equivalentSame in value or function
- indistinguishableImpossible to tell apart
- interchangeableAble to replace another
matching · congruent · synonymous · tantamount · analogous · comparable · homogeneous · consistent
Faithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
carbon-copy · clone · lookalike · doppelganger · counterpart · simulacrum · imitation · match
From one fertilized egg
- fraternalOf sibling bonds
- twinOne of matched pair
- siblingBrother or sister
- zygosityAllele similarity degree
concordance · triplet · quadruplet · mirror twins · genetic · heredity · twinship · birth
Made uniform across cases
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- unvaryingRemaining the same always
- undifferentiatedNot separated into types
homogeneous · mass-produced · template · conformity · unaltered · invariable · cookie-cutter · formulaic
same
Identical in nature
- alikeSharing key features
- equivalentSame in value or function
- indistinguishableImpossible to tell apart
interchangeable · matching · congruent · synonymous · tantamount · analogous · comparable · homogeneous · consistent · parallel
replica
Faithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
replication · carbon-copy · clone · lookalike · doppelganger · counterpart · simulacrum · imitation · match · copycat
monozygotic
From one fertilized egg
zygosity · concordance · triplet · quadruplet · mirror twins · genetic · heredity · twinship · birth · separated twins
standardized
Made uniform across cases
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- unvaryingRemaining the same always
undifferentiated · homogeneous · mass-produced · template · conformity · unaltered · invariable · cookie-cutter · formulaic · regimented
- Samenessalike, similar, likeness, resemblance, matching
- twinstwins, fraternal, monozygotic, dizygotic, conjoined twins
- Cookie-Cuttertemplate, mold, clone, copycat, carbon copy
- resemblanceresemble, similar, alike, lookalike, likeness
- absolute adjectivesabsolute, complete, perfect, unique, total
- lab qualitiessterile, calibrated, controlled, precise, accurate
identicaldifferent
Not the same
distinct · dissimilar · unlike · nonidentical · non-identical
identicaldiverse
Of many types
varied · various · heterogeneous · distinctive · miscellaneous
identicaldistinguishable
Capable of being identified separately
differentiable · distinctive · discernible · recognizable · telling
- identical twinsSiblings from one zygote
- identical stranger