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identical

  • adjective
  • i·den·ti·cal
  • /ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/

Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

Example

“My car is identical with the one my mom has just bought.”

Other meanings

  1. Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.

  2. Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.

Synonyms

  • very

Antonyms

  • different
  • distinct
  • non-identical

Related words

  • alloidentical
  • bioidentical
  • haploidentical
  • identicalism
  • identicality
  • semperidentical
  • unidentical
  • half-identical
  • identical by state
  • identical by descent
  • identical twin
  • self-identical

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “identical” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.