1
a
: resembling in every relevant respect
b
: conforming in every respect
—used with as
2
a
: being one without addition, change, or discontinuance : identical
b
: being the one under discussion or already referred to
3
: corresponding so closely as to be indistinguishable
4
: equal in size, shape, value, or importance
—usually used with the or a demonstrative (such as that, those) in all senses
1
: something identical with or similar to another
2
: something or someone previously mentioned or described
—often used with the or a demonstrative (such as that, those) in both senses
: in the same manner
—used with the or a demonstrative (such as that, those)
Synonyms
Examples of same in a Sentence
Adjective
The words “their” and “there” are pronounced in exactly the same way but spelled differently.
She gave the same answer as before.
He eats the same breakfast every day.
The same thing happened to me yesterday.
Pronoun
“I'll have a coffee with cream and two sugars.” “Make mine the same.”
Your idea is the same as his.
All of your classmates have begun their projects, and I suggest you do the same.
The band's last album was a bunch of bubble-gum pop, and their new release is just more of the same.
After the accident, he was never quite the same again.
Things would never be the same without you!
Things are very much the same as before.
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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Over these same years, the polling tells us that Democrats have gone from having a modest edge in how voters identify themselves in partisan terms to having a small disadvantage.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2019
Stradley: What is different/same between this Steelers' team and previous ones?
—Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2017
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Adjective
The longtime civil rights attorney rose to power that same year with the goal of reimagining how the DA’s office prosecutes cases and pushing back against the nation’s legacy of mass incarceration, which disproportionately affected Black residents and communities of color.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Over these same years, the polling tells us that Democrats have gone from having a modest edge in how voters identify themselves in partisan terms to having a small disadvantage.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Adverb
What is different/same between this Colts team and previous ones?
—Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2019
Stradley: What is different/same between this Steelers' team and previous ones?
—Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2017
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“Same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/same. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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same
1 of 2 adjective1
: resembling in every respect
the same answer as before
2
: not another
the same school
3
: very much alike
on the same day last year
same
2 of 2 pronoun
: the same one or ones
Medical Definition
SAMe
noun
: S-adenosylmethionine especially when used as a dietary supplement (as to relieve depression or arthritic pain and inflammation)
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