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sameness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sameness

1 a tedious lack of variety

  • the endless sameness of what we keep having for dinner is starting to bore me
Synonyms of sameness

humdrum, monotone, monotonousness, monotony
Words Related to sameness

uniformity

blahs, boredom, drabness, dullness (also dulness), ennui, restlessness, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness, weariness, wearisomeness
Near Antonyms of sameness

diversity, multiplicity, variety

variability, variation

absorption, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, grip, interest, intrigue, involvement

animation, enlivenment, excitement, invigoration, stimulation

2 the state of being exactly alike

  • the sameness of the two essays made the teacher immediately suspect plagiarism
Synonyms of sameness

identicalness, identity
Words Related to sameness

oneness, selfsameness

homogeneity, homogeneousness, homology

equality, equivalence

accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence, likeness, resemblance, similarity
Near Antonyms of sameness

alteration, change, modification, variation

distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, exoticness, individuality, separateness, separation, uniqueness, unusualness

deviance, divergence

variance

incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

contrast
Antonyms of sameness

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, unlikeness

3 the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality

  • the striking sameness of the results for both experiments suggests that this is a real discovery
Synonyms of sameness

coequality, coordinateness, equality, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity
Words Related to sameness

comparability, compatibility, correlation, correspondence

alikeness, community, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity, similitude

exchangeability, interchangeability

identicalness, identity
Near Antonyms of sameness

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, divergence, diverseness, diversity

incompatibility

dissimilarity, unlikeness
Antonyms of sameness

imparity, inequality, nonequivalence

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