Antonyms for identically


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


Definition of identically

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.
  • As in equally : adv evenly
  • As in evenly : adv equally proportioned or distributed
  • As in alike : adv similarly
Example sentences :
  • Identically the same thing is done in the construction of the flying machine.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • And then, to complete the record, he got identically the same suggestion from Bob Standish.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • The portraits were identically alike, and uniformly impassive.
  • Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
  • He has a talent for appearing at identically the right moment.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Intrinsically the constitution of the mind is identically the same.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Thor » by J. Ross Browne
  • Are they not critically, accurately, and identically the same?
  • Extract from : « The Round Towers of Ireland » by Henry O'Brien
  • But in the Pass of Brandir all these particulars are identically to be traced.
  • Extract from : « Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie, Vol. I (of II) » by John D. Carrick
  • It is the same bird we get in Britain, and behaves in identically the same way.
  • Extract from : « Egyptian Birds » by Charles Whymper
  • She was so identically the same Sophia that he had left so lately, that he felt reassured.
  • Extract from : « Tourmalin's Time Cheques » by F. Anstey
  • He informed me it was identically the same as the barn owl at home.
  • Extract from : « Sport in Abyssinia » by Dermot Mayo

Synonyms for identically

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