just the same Definition

just²
adverb

1. Exactly; precisely.

Thesaurus: precisely, exactly, accurately, correctly, perfectly, rightly.
2. A short time before.

Example: He had just gone
3. At this or that very moment.

Example: was just leaving
Thesaurus: presently, now, at this moment, right now, just now.
4. And no earlier, more, etc.

Example: only just enough
5. Barely; narrowly.

Example: The bullet just missed his ear
Thesaurus: barely, hardly, scarcely, by very little.
6. Only; merely; simply.

Example: just a brief note
7. colloq
Used for emphasis.
Example: That's just not true
8. colloq
Absolutely.
Example: just marvellous

Idiom: just about

Almost.
Example: I'm just about ready

Idiom: just about to do something

On the point of doing it.

Idiom: just a minute (just a second etc)

An instruction to wait a short while.

Idiom: just as well

Fortunate; lucky.
Example: It's just as well you came

Advisable.
Example: It would be just as well to wait

Idiom: just in case

As a precaution.

Idiom: just now

At this particular moment.

Idiom: just so

A formula of agreement.

Neat and tidy.
Example: They like everything just so

Idiom: just then

At that particular moment.

In the next moment.

Idiom: just the same

Nevertheless.

Idiom: not just yet

Not immediately, but soon.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin justus right or proper.

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same
adj

1. Identical or very similar.

Example: This is the same film we saw last week
Thesaurus: identical, equal, alike, equivalent, duplicate, comparable, analogous, corresponding, matching, synonymous, uniform; Antonym: different.
2. Used as emphasis.

Example: He went home the very same day
3. Unchanged or unvaried.

Example: This town is still the same as ever
Thesaurus: changeless, immutable, constant, invariable, regular, consistent.
4. Previously mentioned; the actual one in question.

Example: this same man

pronoun

1. The same person or thing, or the one previously referred to.

Example: She drank whisky, and I drank the same
Form: the same

adverb

1. Similarly; likewise.

Example: I feel the same
2. colloq
Equally.
Example: We love each of you the same

Derivative: sameness

Being the same.
Thesaurus: uniformity, identity; Antonym: difference, variety.

Tedious monotony.
Thesaurus: repetition, monotony, tedium, predictability.

Idiom: all the same (just the same)

Nevertheless; anyhow.

Idiom: at the same time

Still; however; on the other hand.

Idiom: be all the same to someone

To make no difference to them; to be of little or no importance.

Idiom: much the same

Not very different; virtually unchanged.
Example: How are you? Much the same

Idiom: same here

colloq
An expression of agreement or involvement.

Etymology: 12c: from Norse samr.