the same

noun

1

: someone or something that is exactly like another person or thing being discussed or referred to

He ordered the salmon, and I had the same.

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.

2

: exactly like each other or very similar to each other

The lunch specials are always the same.

No two fingerprints are ever the same.

3

: someone or something that has not changed : something that is exactly like it was at an earlier time

After the accident, he was never quite the same again.

Things would never be the same without you!

Examples of the same in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As of this July, 58% of students who wrapped up college in the past year were still trying to find stable work, compared to 25% of millennials and Gen Xers who faced the same predicament. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025

Kayoko was an amateur badminton player, playing on the same level as Toru did in baseball. —Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

And if your gifts are on the heavier side, think homemade treats, books, or candles; flat-rate boxes can be your best friend since the price stays the same no matter how far the package travels. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025

Usiripalli is accused of stabbing two 17-year-old boys, one in the shoulder area and one in the back of the head, with the same metal fork while on a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt on Saturday, according to the news release. —Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for the same

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