Antonyms for identical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahy-den-ti-kuhl, ih-den-
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn-


Definition of identical

Origin :
  • 1610s, as a term in logic, from Medieval Latin identicus "the same," from Late Latin identitas "identity, sameness," ultimately from comb. form of Latin idem "the same" (from id "it, that one;" see id) + demonstrative suffix -dem. General sense of "being the same or very similar" is from 1630s. Replaced Middle English idemptical (late 15c.), from Medieval Latin idemptitas "identity," from Latin idem. Related: Identically.
  • adj alike, equal
Example sentences :
  • I am almost sure I have seen that identical carriage before.
  • Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • The living quarters of the physicians were identical with those on the chemists' level.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • If it is not this identical system, it is a variation of it.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • It admits of but one attribution, and that embracing an identical proposition.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • It will be readily seen that by this process the offspring are identical with the parent.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • Mr. Dodge, now is the time to show that your name and nature are not identical.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • It is very close to P. fumosus if it is not identical with it.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The higher virtue, which is identical with knowledge, is an ideal only.
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
  • Or again: if God is or is not identical with his laws; or if man is or is not identical with the laws of nature.
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • All the endless variety of things make an identical impression.
  • Extract from : « Nature » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Synonyms for identical

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