Identical meaning

What does “identical” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“identical” is an adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different.

identical

exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
“rows of identical houses”
“cars identical except for their license plates”
Synonymsindistinguishable
being the exact same one; not any other:
“this is the identical room we stayed in before”
“the themes of his stories are one and the same”
Synonymsselfsame very
(of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum
“identical twins are monovular”
Synonymsmonovular
Oppositesfraternal
having properties with uniform values along all axes
coinciding exactly when superimposed
“identical triangles”
Synonymssuperposable

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University