identically

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US /aɪˈdɛntɪkli/ UK /aɪˈdɛntɪkli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in exactly the same way; without any difference

The twins were dressed identically for the photograph.

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1 adv · in exactly the same way;... alike equally uniformly indistinguishably

Opposites

differently distinctly

Word family

Related forms identical identity identic identify

Etymology

From identical + -ly, from Medieval Latin identicalis, from Late Latin identitas ('sameness'), from Latin idem ('the same').

identitas Late Latin idem Latin

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# identically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** aɪˈdɛntɪkli
**IPA (UK):** aɪˈdɛntɪkli

## Meanings
1. in exactly the same way; without any difference

## Examples
- The twins were dressed identically for the photograph.

## Synonyms
- alike
- equally
- uniformly
- indistinguishably

## Antonyms
- differently
- distinctly

## Related Forms
- identical
- identity
- identic
- identify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: identitas
- Root: idem

## Etymology
From identical + -ly, from Medieval Latin identicalis, from Late Latin identitas ('sameness'), from Latin idem ('the same').

## AI Etymology
identically comes from identical + -ly, from Medieval Latin identicalis, from Late Latin identitas ('sameness'), from Latin idem ('the same'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the adverb sense is "in exactly the same way; without any difference", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as identical, identity, identic, and identify. Its semantic neighborhood includes alike, equally, uniformly, and indistinguishably, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Late Latin identitas and Latin idem.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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