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- [seym]
- /seɪm/
- /seɪm/
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Definitions of same word
- adjective same identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday. 1
- adjective same being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc.: These are the same rules though differently worded. 1
- adjective same agreeing in kind, amount, etc.; corresponding: two boxes of the same dimensions. 1
- adjective same unchanged in character, condition, etc.: It's the same town after all these years. 1
- idioms same all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: You don't have to go but we wish you would, all the same. of no difference; immaterial: It's all the same to me whether our team loses or wins. 1
- idioms same just the same, in the same manner. nevertheless: It was a success, but it could easily have failed, just the same. 1
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Origin of same
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English; Old English same (adv.); cognate with Old Norse samr, Greek homós, Sanskrit samá
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Parts of speech for Same
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
same popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
same usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for same
adj same
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
- bifold — foldable in two places
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
adjective same
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- carbon — Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- cloner — someone who is involved in cloning
Antonyms for same
adj same
- aberrant — Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable.
- agin — against
- all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
noun same
- antilogy — a contradiction in terms
- antipode — the exact or direct opposite
- antipodes — People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as the Antipodes.
- antipole — the opposite pole
- antithesis — The antithesis of something is its exact opposite.
adv same
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- conversely — You say conversely to indicate that the situation you are about to describe is the opposite or reverse of the one you have just described.
- in defiance of — a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
adjective same
- alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
- contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
- contrariant — Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; contradictory.
- counter — In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
- hybridised — Simple past tense and past participle of hybridise.
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