identical

Meaning

Adj

1. Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
2. Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
3. Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
4. Exactly equivalent.
5. Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.

Noun

1. Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.
2. An identical twin.
3. A rhyme on the same syllable, such as "leave" and "believe".

Synonyms

same

equal

similar

alike

like

identic

selfsame

uniform

even

the same

monovular

very

self

equivalent

duplicate

common

level

superposable

twin

equal to

indistinguishable

self same

share

smooth

so that

straight

together

twins

unanimous

unchanged

undistinguishable

unison

self-same

he spitting image of

not different

not other than

identically equal

actual

nondistinguishable

agree

changeless

commensurable

comparable

exact

homogeneous

horizontal

just

just as

just like

look-alike

merited

monotonous

offspring

one

oneself

one-to-one

parallel

purpose

same thing

Hyphenated as

i‧den‧ti‧cal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/

Etymology

From identic + -al.