much the same

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Definition of much the same - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

comparisonvery similar or almost identical in most ways

Their answers were much the same.
The two proposals are much the same.
Their opinions were much the same.

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Expressions with much

much as

conj.

introduces a contrast between feelings or facts and opposite actions

Much as I like chocolate, I try not to eat it daily.

it's not worth much

exp.

has low monetary value or price

It's not worth much, so don't expect a high price.

you haven't missed much

exp.

say that little important happened during someone's absence

You haven't missed much at the party, just some small talk.

not much to look at

exp.

unattractive or plain in appearance

The old house was not much to look at but had a cozy interior.

read too much into

find more meaning in something than is really there

Don't read too much into his comment.

so much for

adv.

indicates that something has ended or failed

So much for the project; it was canceled.

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substantially similar

adj.

legal

very much alike in important parts though not exactly the same

approximate

adj.

similarity

much alike or almost the same

gifted child

education

child with much stronger natural ability than most children the same age

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French:très similaire, ...
German:so gut wie gleich, ...
Italian:praticamente identico, ...
Spanish:muy parecido, ...
Portuguese:praticamente igual, ...
Chinese:大同小异, ...
Japanese:ほとんど同じ, ...
Arabic:مُتَشابِه جِدًّا, ...
Hebrew:כִּמְעַט זֶהֶה, ...
Russian:очень похожий, ...
Ukrainian:майже однаковий, ...
Hindi:लगभग एक-सा, ...
Bengali:প্রায় একই, ...
Catalan:molt semblant, ...
Czech:velmi podobný, ...
Danish:meget ens, ...
Dutch:vrijwel gelijk, ...
Greek:πολύ παρόμοιος, ...
Hungarian:nagyon hasonló, ...
Khmer:ស្រដៀងគ្នាខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:거의 비슷한, ...
Persian:تقریباً یکسان, ...
Polish:bardzo podobny, ...
Portuguese (BR):muito parecido, ...
Romanian:foarte asemănător, ...
Swedish:i stort sett likadan, ...
Thai:แทบไม่ต่างกัน, ...
Turkish:neredeyse aynı, ...
Vietnamese:gần như giống nhau, ...

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Definition of much the same - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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