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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike, identical |
| Synonyms: | Xerox, aforementioned, aforesaid, carbon, carbon-copy, clone, coequal, comparable, compatible, corresponding, ditto*, double, dupe*, duplicate, equal, equivalent, in the same manner, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, likewise, look-alike, related, same difference, selfsame, similar, similarly, synonymous, tantamount, twin, very |
| Antonyms: | different, inconsistent, polar, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | Xerox, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, carbon copy, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look-alike, matched, matching, mated, parallel, proportionate, related, resembling, same, same difference, similar, spitting image, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cognate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike, associated |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, analogous, comparable, connate, connatural, connected, consanguine, general, generic, incident, kindred, like, related, same, similar, universal |
| Notes: | A doublet is one of two or more words derived ultimately from a single source: abbreviate/abridge, fragile/frail, guardian/warden. The doublets may or may not show much resemblance and they also vary in closeness of meaning. Somewhere along their line of development they diverge and go off in different paths. The term cognate is usually reserved for two or more words in different languages that share a common ancestor as English father, Latin Pater, Greek pater, Spanish and Italian padre, French pere, and German Vater. |
| Antonyms: | disassociated, dissimilar, unalike, unallied, unconnected, unlike |
| Main Entry: | consistent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | constant, regular |
| Synonyms: | dependable, even, expected, homogeneous, invariable, logical, of a piece, persistent, rational, same, steady, true, true to type, unchanging, undeviating, unfailing, uniform, unvarying |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, erratic, incongruous, inconsistent, inconstant, irregular, varying |
| Main Entry: | coordinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equivalent |
| Synonyms: | alike, coequal, correlative, correspondent, counterpart, equal, equalized, like, parallel, same, tantamount |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, unequal, unparallel |
| Main Entry: | drab |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, colorless |
| Synonyms: | arid, blah*, bleak, boring, brown, characterless, cheerless, desolate, dingy, dismal, dreary, dry, dull as dishwater, faded, flat, gloomy, gray, grungy, lackluster, lusterless, muddy, murky, run-down, same, shabby, somber, subfuse, unchanging, uninspired, vapid, zero* |
| Antonyms: | bright, colorful, inspired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duplicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | matching |
| Synonyms: | alike, corresponding, dualistic, duple, duplex, equal, equivalent, identic, identical, indistinguishable, same, self-same, tantamount, twin, twofold, very same |
| Notes: | duplication may be regarded as an activity because one duplicates (makes again) something, but replication is a process in which something is replicated (copied) |
| Antonyms: | different, unmatching |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike |
| Synonyms: | according, balanced, break even, commensurate, comparable, coordinate, correspondent, corresponding, double, duplicate, egalitarian, equivalent, evenly matched, fifty-fifty, homologous, identic, identical, indistinguishable, invariable, level, look-alike, matched, matching, one and the same, parallel, proportionate, same, same difference, spit and image, stack up with, tantamount, to the same degree, two peas in pod, uniform, unvarying |
| Antonyms: | different, not alike, unequal, unlike, unmatched, variable, varying |
| Main Entry: | even |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flat, uniform |
| Synonyms: | alike, balanced, consistent, constant, continual, continuous, direct, equal, flush, homogenous, horizontal, level, matching, metrical, parallel, planate, plane, plumb, proportional, regular, right, same, smooth, square, stabile, stable, steady, straight, surfaced, true, unbroken, unchanging, undeviating, unfluctuating, uninterrupted, unvaried, unvarying, unwavering, unwrinkled |
| Antonyms: | broken, different, disparate, irregular, rough, uneven |
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