Definitions

same

[seym] / seɪm /

ADJECTIVE

alike, identical

Synonyms

STRONG

Xerox carbon clone ditto double dupe duplicate equal equivalent like look-alike twin

WEAK

aforementioned aforesaid carbon-copy coequal comparable compatible corresponding in the same manner indistinguishable interchangeable likewise related same difference selfsame similar similarly synonymous tantamount very

Antonyms

STRONG

different dissimilar unequal unlike

WEAK

changing inconsistent polar variable wavering

ADJECTIVE

unchanging

Synonyms

STRONG

constant invariable uniform

WEAK

changeless consistent perpetual unaltered unchanged unfailing unvarying

Antonyms

STRONG

changeable changing varying

WEAK

different inconsistent polar unlike variable wavering

Example Sentences

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The same pattern appeared in circuits linked to the fly's wings, mouth, and other body parts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

At the start of each season, he would ask his self-described “Satan’s writers’ room” the same question: “What’s happening in the world that you find infuriating or terrifying?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A separate email alleged that Gates sought to "surreptitiously" give his then-wife Melinda antibiotics to protect her from the same infection.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I have periodically had the same “problem” with NFL, college football, and college basketball games.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

Skills that you think should be in the same brain patch are scattered about in different places in the cortex.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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