SAMENESS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

sameness

noun

ˈsām-nəs

Definition of sameness

as in monotony

a tedious lack of variety the endless sameness of what we keep having for dinner is starting to bore me

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as in identity

the state of being exactly alike the sameness of the two essays made the teacher immediately suspect plagiarism

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as in equivalence

the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality the striking sameness of the results for both experiments suggests that this is a real discovery

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Recent Examples of sameness Jones is, as she’s proven throughout her career, immensely adept at capturing a multitude of personae with quick shifts of posture, timbre, and accent, though in this case, a sameness comes with recounting so much recent political conversation. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Texans have always seemed to relish their otherness, maybe even more so now that, in our age of globalization, so much sameness has infiltrated most American and international cities. — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 Shareholders judged them against each other, encouraging a kind of sameness as the business model shifted from niche specialties to running investing superstores. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 As a big consumer of movies, Dunn sees a certain sameness to the storytelling that has set it and needs a big shakeup. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sameness

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sameness

Noun

Something to keep you from drowning in the monotony of yourself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Small changes like adding wallpaper or vintage rugs break up monotony and add warmth and personality.

— Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of monotony

Noun

No further information, including the identity of the neighbor, was available as the case was ongoing, according to Klopping.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
To be sure, Devin Kay of Douglas Elliman told Fox Business recognizable names tend to get attached to blockbuster deals when a buyer’s identity is hidden.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of identity

Noun

While that enthusiasm is beginning to wane, in some ways because of AI, over the first quarter of this century, Big Tech solidified the equivalence of tech skills, wealth, and power.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Holography is another step in that tradition, an equivalence between area and volume that holds at least for certain spaces.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of equivalence

Noun

Cooke samples an absorbing range of hoaxes, from the college students who convinced the world that an imaginary Scotsman had invented the electric toaster to the Chinese housewife who fabricated an entire war out of boredom.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
And from that boredom, a different kind of will, the willfulness that accompanies a need to destroy that happiness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of boredom

Noun

Benson’s death has similarities to other e-bicycle and e-motorcycle incidents, including two deaths in Huntington Beach — that of a 62-year-old Westminster woman on Saturday and a 21-year-old man in July.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Of course, the two men bonded at the time about their most noticeable similarity, comparing notes on how they were treated by other kids in school for being redheads.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of similarity

Noun

After the birth of her son, Jorjiana passed her high school equivalency exam and took jobs bussing tables or working in fast food.

— Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
The measure also prohibits undocumented students from enrolling in adult general education programs in high schools and state colleges, which help prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of equivalency

Noun

And more importantly, what is this anxiety so many men feel about their emotions that drives them to torturously invent bodies that bear little resemblance to the human form?

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
For many people, however, the presentation instead bears an uncanny and unfortunate resemblance to imagery used in Nazi-era Germany.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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