one and the same
Not two different
One and the same means identical—not two similar things, but literally the same thing: The mysterious benefactor and her late uncle turned out to be one and the same.
The phrase emphasizes that what appeared to be separate entities are in fact a single one.
It often carries a note of revelation or surprise.
- selfsameExactly the same one
- identicalExactly the same
- indistinguishableImpossible to tell apart
- dead ringerExact duplicate in appearance
- synonymousIdentical in meaning
equal · inseparable · joined at the hip · alike · unified · carbon copy · interchangeable · congruent · corresponding · coextensive · tantamount · six of one · selfhood · uniform · similar · monism · isomorphism · twin
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
identity/distinction
one and the samedifferent
Not the same
distinct · separate · not the same · disparate · poles apart
similarity/difference
one and the samedissimilar
Not similar
unlike · distinguishable · contrasting · divergent · incompatible