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

Last year, an investigation by Consumer Reports, Groundwork Collaborative and More Perfect Union found that shoppers on Instacart were shown different prices for identical products at the same stores. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Pierce and Kember were born in the same place on the same day, a lore-enhancing coincidence too stupid to make up. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

If your usual airport uniform is an oversized sweatshirt and sweatpants, consider this your nudge to try a slightly more polished version of the same idea. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026

The thriller capped a wild run in which five of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same regular-season day for the first time, per Sportradar. — John Coon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the same

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• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
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• inflame
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