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one and the same

ADJECTIVE
equal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
balanced commensurate comparable corresponding equivalent identical proportionate
STRONG
according coordinate correspondent double duplicate egalitarian invariable level look-alike matched matching parallel same uniform
WEAK
break even evenly matched fifty-fifty homologous identic indistinguishable same difference spit and image stack up with tantamount to the same degree two peas in pod unvarying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
different dissimilar mismatched unequal unlike
STRONG
changing divergent inconsistent variable
WEAK
biased disproportionate not alike unequitable unfair unjust unmatched varying
ADJECTIVE
identical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exact indistinguishable interchangeable
WEAK
Xerox carbon-copy corresponding dead ringer ditto double duplicate equivalent identic like like two peas in a pod look-alike matching same same difference selfsame spitting image tantamount twin very very same
Antonyms
STRONGEST
different
WEAK
dissimilar distinct diverse opposite unequal unlike
ADJECTIVE
synonymous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compatible identical identified interchangeable
WEAK
alike apposite coincident convertible correspondent corresponding equal like same similar synonymic tantamount
Antonyms
STRONGEST
different dissimilar
WEAK
opposite polar unequal

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People act like they’re one and the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"The Northern Lights may be distant from the tropics, but the horizons we seek are increasingly one and the same," Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor wrote, in the Indian Express daily.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It’s almost like activism and performance art are one and the same.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But it was always far-fetched that the two people could be one and the same, and that Chalamet could have pulled off rapping with EsDeeKid's Liverpudlian accent.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

For their daughter, good name and pet name are one and the same: Sonali, meaning “she who is golden.”

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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