identical

identical
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, look, seem, sound
remain
ADVERB
absolutely, completely, exactly
not necessarily

Different spreadsheet packages tend to be similar, though not necessarily identical.

almost, largely, more or less, nearly, practically, pretty much, substantially, virtually

The two houses were more or less identical.

apparently, seemingly (esp. AmE)
basically, essentially
otherwise

They're shaded differently but are otherwise identical.

chemically, functionally, genetically
PREPOSITION
in

These two models are absolutely identical in appearance.

to

This knife is identical to the one used in the attack.

with

offspring that are genetically identical with the parents

Identical is used with these nouns: ↑copy, ↑fashion, ↑pair, ↑twin

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  • Identical — I*den tic*al, a. [Cf. F. identique. See {Identity}.] 1. The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing. [1913 Webster] I can not remember a thing that happened a year ago, without a conviction . . . that I …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • identical — I adjective alike, coequal, comparable, congeneric, congenerous, consimilar, consubstantial, duplicate, equal, equivalent, exact, exactly alike, exactly the same, faithful, homogeneous, idem, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, matching,… …   Law dictionary

  • identical — (adj.) 1610s, as a term in logic, from M.L. identicus the same, from L.L. identitas identity, sameness, ultimately from comb. form of L. idem the same (from id it, that one; see ID (Cf. id)) + demonstrative suffix dem. General sense of being the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • identical — 1 also identic selfsame, *same, very, equivalent, equal, tantamount Analogous words: corresponding, correlative, convertible (see RECIPROCAL) Antonyms: diverse Contrasted words: *different, disparate, divergent: *distinct, separate, several 2 * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • identical — [adj] alike, equal carbon copy*, corresponding, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, duplicate, equivalent, exact, identic,indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, like two peas in a pod*, look alike, matching, same, same difference*, selfsame,… …   New thesaurus

  • identical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) exactly alike or the same. 2) (of twins) developed from a single fertilized ovum, and therefore of the same sex and usually very similar in appearance. DERIVATIVES identically adverb. ORIGIN Latin identicus, from identitas (see… …   English terms dictionary

  • identical — [ī den′ti kəl] adj. [ IDENTIC + AL] 1. the very same 2. exactly alike or equal: often followed by with or to 3. designating twins, always of the same sex, developed from a single fertilized ovum and very much alike in physical appearance: cf.… …   English World dictionary

  • identical — 01. [Identical] twins develop from the equal division of a fertilized egg. 02. A nylon thread is stronger than a steel wire of [identical] weight. 03. They live in a housing development where all the homes look [identical]. 04. The bridesmaids… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • identical — i|den|ti|cal [aıˈdentıkəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: identicus, from Late Latin identitas; IDENTITY] exactly the same, or very similar ▪ four identical houses identical to/with ▪ Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • identical — adj. identical to, with (his hat is identical to mine) * * * [aɪ dentɪk(ə)l] with (his hat is identical to mine) identical to …   Combinatory dictionary

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