adj.
VERBS
▪ appear , be , look , seem , sound
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ absolutely , completely , exactly
▪ not necessarily
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Different spreadsheet packages tend to be similar, though not necessarily ~.
▪ almost , largely , more or less , nearly , practically , pretty much , substantially , virtually
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The two houses were more or less ~.
▪ apparently , seemingly ( esp. AmE )
▪ basically , essentially
▪ otherwise
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They're shaded differently but are otherwise ~.
▪ chemically , functionally , genetically
PREPOSITION
▪ in
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These two models are absolutely ~ in appearance.
▪ to
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This knife is ~ to the one used in the attack.
▪ with
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offspring that are genetically ~ with the parents
Identical is used with these nouns: ↑ copy , ↑ fashion , ↑ pair , ↑ twin