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Same

Not different or other; not another or others; identical; unchanged.

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Similar meaning 32

Aforementioned 84% connected

Previously mentioned; before-mentioned.

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Aforementioned 84% connected

Previously mentioned; before-mentioned.

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Aforesaid 84% connected

Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.

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Aforesaid 84% connected

Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.

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Assonant 84% connected

Having a resemblance of sounds.

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Assonant 84% connected

Having a resemblance of sounds.

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Comparable 84% connected

Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.

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Comparable 84% connected

Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.

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Corresponding 84% connected

of Correspond

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Corresponding 84% connected

of Correspond

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Duplicate 84% connected

Double; twofold.

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Duplicate 84% connected

Double; twofold.

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Homophonic 84% connected

Alt. of Homophonous

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Homophonic 84% connected

Alt. of Homophonous

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Identical 84% connected

The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing.

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Identical 84% connected

The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing.

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Indistinguishable 84% connected

Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known…

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Indistinguishable 84% connected

Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known…

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Like 84% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

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Like 84% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

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One 84% connected

Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single; individual.

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One 84% connected

Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single; individual.

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Said 84% connected

imp. & p. p. of Say.

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Said 84% connected

imp. & p. p. of Say.

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Selfsame 84% connected

Precisely the same; the very same; identical.

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Selfsame 84% connected

Precisely the same; the very same; identical.

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Synoptic 84% connected

Alt. of Synoptical

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Synoptic 84% connected

Alt. of Synoptical

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Synoptical 84% connected

Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal parts of a thing; as, a synoptic table; a synoptical statement of an argument.

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Synoptical 84% connected

Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal parts of a thing; as, a synoptic table; a synoptical statement of an argument.

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Very 84% connected

True; real; actual; veritable.

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Very 84% connected

True; real; actual; veritable.

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Broader term 3

European 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants.

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Lappic 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps.

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Lappish 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish.

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Sameness 74% connected

The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of s…

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Sameness 74% connected

The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of s…

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Equal 66% connected

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…

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Equal 66% connected

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…

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Homogeneous 66% connected

Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, e…

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Homogeneous 66% connected

Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, e…

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Homogenous 66% connected

Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; -- applied both to animals and…

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Homogenous 66% connected

Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; -- applied both to animals and…

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Like 66% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

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Like 66% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

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Similar 66% connected

Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.

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Similar 66% connected

Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.

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Attribute 2

Sameness 66% connected

The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of s…

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Sameness 66% connected

The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of s…

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Synonym 2

Lapp 92% connected

Same as Laplander. Cf. Lapps.

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Like 92% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

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Antonym 4

Different 94% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Different 94% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Other 94% connected

Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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Other 94% connected

Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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