same
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1.0
- adjective
- /seɪm/
:
igual
- But what I would say, it's just the same old, same old.
- at the same time
- the same thing
- in the same way
And they talk about the same basic story.
- And they talk about the same basic story.
- You know, the Belgian Congo is not the same thing as English.
- At the end of the day, we should draw the same map.
- Now, if you ask them to imagine the same sounds, things shift.
- But it plays, it's, it's, it's around the same area, same theme.
- Same thing with door knocking, same thing with open houses.
- And the answer around the world is the same everywhere.
- He did the exact same routine exactly.
Examples
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Do you understand how this is the same format as my problem?
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We discovered that the two paintings are the same style and technique.
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You and I are the same kind of stuff.
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Notice these are not the same big idea.
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And they talk about the same basic story.
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At the end of the day, we should draw the same map.
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The band has been learning the same three pieces for the past four weeks.
Academic text (2011) -
I say that same exact thing all the time.
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Such reflections ultimately lead to the same goal that the church leadership wanted.
Academic text (2013) -
In many ways, media literacy education holds the same promises initially attributed to science education.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Having some of the same qualities as another person or thing but not exactly the same
237
2.9
Being exactly the same in every detail as another
143
3.5
Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, or effect to something else
64
1.0
In the same way for different people or things
34
3.9
Exactly the same person or thing
Having the same appearance or design
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
2
5.5
To say two things almost at the same time, often when they do not agree with each other
- Informal
1
8.7
Unfairly judge a whole group because of one person's actions
- Informal
A situation where different people bring the same problems
To stop being angry and be happy again without changing anything
Compounds
1
9.9
A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia
- Slang
Dishonest actions by politicians to win votes that happen again and again
How Identical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Same comes from an old German word sam meaning 'one' or 'together'. So calling two things the same means they are of one kind or very similar, feeling like one thing.