Same meaning

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

“same” is a noun and adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer.

same

noun

  1. a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer

  2. the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula

adjective

  1. same in identity

    “the same man I saw yesterday”

    “never wore the same dress twice”

    Oppositesother
  2. 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”

    Oppositesdifferent
  3. equal in amount or value

    “like amounts”

    “equivalent amounts”

    Synonymslike
  4. unchanged in character or nature

    “the village stayed the same”

    “his attitude is the same as ever”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University