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same

same

1.0
Not changed in character or quality
  • adjective
  • /seɪm/
translation icon : igual
  • It's like seeing you both at exactly the same time.
  • at the same time
  • in the same way
  • the same thing

A wise man doesn't fall down the same hill twice.

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Examples

  • I'd feel the same way if it was my kid that was missing.

  • The two paintings may look different, but they are actually the same in style and technique.

  • It's pretty much the same as on the top.

  • OK, we'll meet again same time next week.

  • And that means that it's not exactly the same all year round.

  • I know, I know, it's the same every time.

  • People did not feel the same sense of cohesion.

  • That's not the same thing.

  • We're drifting in the same sea, you and I, drowning together.

  • Aren't the colors on the screen the same as the colors from the printer?

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

identical
vssame
237 2.9

Being exactly the same in every detail as another

is a broader lack of difference in quality or state, not exact in every detail
unchanged
vssame
62 1.0

Still the same as before

is a general absence of difference in character or quality, not just stability over time

Antonyms

54 3.3

Containing many different kinds, not all the same

1.0

Different from how it was before

Idioms

During the same time or moment

Shows a contrast with what was just said

98 3.3

To say something is true despite what was just said

Having the same view about a plan or goal

in the same boat
  • Informal
34 3.2

Having the same problems as other people

Exactly the same person or thing

For the same reason as what was said before

same old story
  • Informal
7 3.7

A situation that happens again and again and feels boring

Share the same ideas and understand each other

6 5.2

Very similar in character and background

same difference
  • Informal
4 6.0

A phrase people use to say two things do not matter

When no one likes one choice more than another

2 5.5

To say two things almost at the same time, often when they do not agree with each other

Unfairly judge a whole group because of one person's actions

To do two simple things at the same time

To agree with others, often in public

No two experiences are exactly the same

A situation where different people bring the same problems

To stop being angry and be happy again without changing anything

4.6

In the same situation as someone else

People or things that have similar beliefs and qualities

The same problems stay even when things change

To agree with others and express the same view

'zackly the same
  • Informal
9.9

Completely the same in every detail

Compounds

A legal partnership between two people of the same sex

A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia

Dishonest actions by politicians to win votes that happen again and again

How Different

opposite
245 1.0
different
1.0
same
1.0
identical
237 2.9

Surface Forms

same positive

Etymology

Same comes from an old German word sam meaning 'one' or 'together'. That's why when we say something stays the same, we mean its character or state has not changed.