Same vs. Similar
Same and Similar Definitions
Same
Being the very one; identical
The same boat we rented before.
Similar
Having a resemblance in appearance or nature; alike though not identical.
Same
Similar in kind, quality, quantity, or degree
The ceremony went off with the same elegance that it has had every year.
Similar
(Mathematics) Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures
Similar triangles.
Same
Conforming in every detail
According to the same rules as before.
Similar
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
My new car is similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.
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Same
Being the one previously mentioned or indicated; aforesaid
"There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon.
And the same man was just and devout" (King James Bible).
Similar
(mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of rotations, translations and scalings.
Same
In the same way
The words sale and sail are pronounced the same.
Similar
Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
Same
Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
I realised I was the same age as my grandfather had been when he joined the air force.
Even if the twins are identical, they are still not the same person, unlike Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.
Peter and Anna went to the same high school: the high school to which Peter went is the high school to which Anna went.
Similar
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
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Same
Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
Similar
(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
Same
Similar, alike.
You have the same hair I do!
Similar
Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.
Same
Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
Round here it can be cloudy and sunny even in the same day.
We were all going in the same direction.
Similar
Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness.
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Same
A reply of confirmation of identity.
Similar
Homogenous; uniform.
Same
(used with the) The same way; in the same manner; to the same extent, equally.
A mother loves all her children the same.
My hometown looked much the same as when I'd left 10 years ago.
It took all night to find our hotel room, as we forgot our room number and each door looked the same.
Similar
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Same
Together.
Similar
Marked by correspondence or resemblance;
Similar food at similar prices
Problems similar to mine
They wore similar coats
Same
The identical thing, ditto.
The same can be said of him.
It's the same everywhere.
Similar
Having the same or similar characteristics;
All politicians are alike
They looked utterly alike
Friends are generaly alike in background and taste
Same
Something similar, something of the identical type.
She's having apple pie? I'll have the same.
You two are just the same.
Similar
Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;
Suits of like design
A limited circle of like minds
Members of the cat family have like dispositions
As like as two peas in a pod
Doglike devotion
A dreamlike quality
Same
It or them, without a connotation of similarity.
The question is his credibility or lack of same.
Similar
(of words) expressing closely related meanings
Same
It or them, as above, meaning the last object mentioned, mainly as complement: on the same, for the same.
My picture/photography blog...kindly give me your reviews on the same.
Similar
Capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
Interchangeable parts
Same
(Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
Same
Not different or other; not another or others; identical; unchanged.
Thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
Same
Of like kind, species, sort, dimensions, or the like; not differing in character or in the quality or qualities compared; corresponding; not discordant; similar; like.
The ethereal vigor is in all the same.
Same
Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned.
What ye know, the same do I know.
Do but think how well the same he spends,Who spends his blood his country to relieve.
Bees like the same odors as we do.
[He] held the same political opinions with his illustrious friend.
Same
Same in identity;
The same man I saw yesterday
Never wore the same dress twice
This road is the same one we were on yesterday
On the same side of the street
Same
Closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree;
Curtains the same color as the walls
Two girls of the same age
Mother and son have the same blue eyes
Animals of the same species
The same rules as before
Two boxes having the same dimensions
The same day next year
Same
Equal in amount or value;
Like amounts
Equivalent amounts
The same amount
Gave one six blows and the other a like number
An equal number
The same number
Same
Unchanged in character or nature;
The village stayed the same
His attitude is the same as ever
Same
In the same manner;
You get treated fairly, same as any other student in this course!
