identicalness

noun

Definition of identicalnessnext
as in identity
the state of being exactly alike the identicalness of your answers to your friend's suggests that someone copied

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  1. identity
  2. similarity
  3. resemblance
  4. sameness
Noun
  • The drug induces a powerful loss of personal identity and a brief but total dissolution of time and space.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The challenge now is making sure the album has enough time to establish its own identity instead of getting lost in that quick turnaround or blending with the Something Beautiful era.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of identity
Noun
  • Even while exposing the sheer otherness of rock and metal, the piece implies that there is an unexpected similarity between us and inanimate things.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Klobuchar noted the similarities in Atlanta’s and Iowa’s team names and accused Schmitt of relying on false information to suggest Smith had secretly traveled to Atlanta.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of similarity
Noun
  • Yet their mathematical languages have a striking resemblance.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Even in cases in which the physical resemblance is not exact (Jimoh is a fair bit bigger than Oyelowo), the energy is the same.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of resemblance
Noun
  • Paradoxically, then, this system of individual artists pursuing individual success creates a new kind of sameness, which Chayka and others also describe as monoculture.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This is why the sameness creeping into corporate communications right now bothers me more than the question of whether AI can write a good press release.
    — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of sameness
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“Identicalness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identicalness. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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