all the same
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3.3
- idiom
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- I might never have said it without the drinks, but it would have been true all the same.
He says it can explain and console itself with the fact that all the same, something was taken in hand and done.
- He says it can explain and console itself with the fact that all the same, something was taken in hand and done.
Examples
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All the same, you must be careful, Artemus.
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What she hears can't possibly be real, but one forgets everything else all the same.
Academic text (2000) -
If I never hear your name again, it's all the same to me.
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So if it's all the same to you...
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It's all the same to me.
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I think now that it's worth it all the same, loving someone.
Fiction book (1991) -
Believe what you want to believe, Bobby, all the same to me.
Fiction book (1993) -
Order your own breakfast or starve; it's all the same to me.
Fiction book (1991) -
All the same, this seems rather fishy to me.
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I wasn't feeling great, but I decided to go to the party all the same.
Synonyms
∞
2.6
Shows a contrast with what was said before
∞
1.0
Shows that something is true despite what was said before
∞
3.0
To give a reason or say something is true despite doubts
379
4.1
In spite of that, something still happens
264
4.2
Shows that something happens despite what was just said
233
3.4
Shows a contrast with what was just said
149
3.5
Shows that something happens or is true despite what was said
51
2.8
No matter what, this is true or will happen
13
6.2
Used to show something is true despite what was said before
1
9.9
Still, despite what came before
Surface Forms
Morphology
The discourse meaning 'nevertheless' is not directly derivable from the literal constituents 'all' (whole) + 'the' + 'same' (unchanged), which would more naturally suggest complete identity rather than a contrastive concession. There is a loose semantic link—'same' can imply 'still' or 'unchanged'—so learners might infer the sense with some reasoning or cross-linguistic help, but it is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
The phrase all the same may come from a simple image: even after something happens, all is still the same, so nothing changes. That's why it means 'nevertheless' or 'in spite of that'.