identical

/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/
adjectivenoun

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

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

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

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

  3. Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.

  4. Exactly equivalent.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.

  2. An identical twin.

  3. A rhyme on the same syllable, such as "leave" and "believe".

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From identic + -al.

Similar and opposite words

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sameselfsamemonozygoticmonovularindifferentnondifferentselfundifferent
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IDENTICAL at a glance

IDENTICAL has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,963 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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