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identical
What does identical mean?
identical (adjective): bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use identical in a sentence?
- My car is identical with the one my mom has just bought. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does identical come from?
From identic + -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of identical?
Words related to identical
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “identical” mean?
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
Not quite: that's what extinct means.
not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation
Not quite: that's what strange means.
bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable
Right! That's what “identical” means.
denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
Not quite: that's what cultural means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “identical”?
straightforward
Not quite: straightforward means something else.
indistinguishable
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incomprehensible
Not quite: incomprehensible means something else.
extraterrestrial
Not quite: extraterrestrial means something else.
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