selfsame
Exactly that one
Selfsame means the very same, emphasizing identity rather than mere similarity: This is the selfsame house where my grandmother was born.
The word is emphatic and slightly formal—you reach for it when "same" alone doesn't convey how striking the coincidence is.
Perfectly correct, no deviation
- one and the sameExactly the same entity
- identicalExactly the same
- twinOne of matched pair
- duplicateExact replica of original
mirror image · spitting image · lookalike · doppelganger · carbon copy · clone · match · equivalent
To high degree
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- aforementionedPreviously mentioned in text
- particularSpecific or fussy
specific · singular · individual · given · expressed · stated · designated · indicated
Fixed, unvarying quantity
- unchangingNot varying at all
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
- unvaryingRemaining the same always
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
persistent · enduring · abiding · lasting · continuing · unmodified · preserved · maintained
exact
Perfectly correct, no deviation
- one and the sameExactly the same entity
- identicalExactly the same
- twinOne of matched pair
duplicate · mirror image · spitting image · lookalike · doppelganger · carbon copy · clone · match · equivalent · indistinguishable
very
To high degree
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- aforementionedPreviously mentioned in text
particular · specific · singular · individual · given · expressed · stated · designated · indicated · specified
constant
Fixed, unvarying quantity
- unchangingNot varying at all
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
- unvaryingRemaining the same always
consistent · persistent · enduring · abiding · lasting · continuing · unmodified · preserved · maintained · retained