same
One and equal
Same, mainly an adjective, is an extreme version of like: its core meaning is like in every way.
It is often followed by a prepositional phrase with as.
Same always references at least two things and implicitly involves the ideas of comparison and equality.
One of matched pair
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- duplicateExact replica of original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- carbon-copyIdentical reproduction
mirror · indistinguishable · interchangeable · match · counterpart · facsimile · doppelganger · lookalike
Fixed, unvarying quantity
- staticWithout motion or change
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
- fixedRestored or immovable
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
unchanging · immutable · persistent · enduring · perpetual · invariable · unmodified · stable
Identical in amount
- equivalentSame in value or function
- parityState of being equal
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
even · balanced · level · impartial · neutral · symmetrical · proportional · comparable
twin
One of matched pair
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- duplicateExact replica of original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
carbon-copy · mirror · indistinguishable · interchangeable · match · counterpart · facsimile · doppelganger · lookalike · dead-ringer
constant
Fixed, unvarying quantity
steady · unchanging · immutable · persistent · enduring · perpetual · invariable · unmodified · stable · consistent
equal
Identical in amount
- equivalentSame in value or function
- parityState of being equal
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
equity · even · balanced · level · impartial · neutral · symmetrical · proportional · comparable · commensurate
repetitive
Marked by recurrence
humdrum · tiresome · unvarying · dreary · stale · flat · predictable · routine · formulaic · uninspired
tie
Equal score, or neckwear
- drawCreate with pencil
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
standoff · deadlock · wash · split · even-steven · gridlock · standstill
samedifferent
Not the same
changing · variable · varying · inconsistent · changeable
- the sameIdentical to another
- same timeIdentical moment occurring
- same to youReciprocal well-wishing phrase
- at the same timeOccurring together, simultaneously
- same hereExpression of agreement
- same thing