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phraseIf two or more people are in the same boat, they are in the same unpleasant situation. Synonyms: in the same situation, alike, even, together More Synonyms of in the same boat See full dictionary entry for boatin the same boat in British Englishsharing the same problems See full dictionary entry for boatin the same boat in American English in the same unfavorable situation See full dictionary entry for boat in the same unpleasant or difficult situation If baldness is creeping up on you, take heart – 40 per cent of men under 35 are inthe same boat. Examples of 'in the same boat' in a sentencein the same boat I think quite a lot of people are in the same boat.There were so many people in the same boat as me.Lots of other people are in the same boat.It is always pleasing to think of people in the same boat as oneself.Countless letters poured in, all from people in the same boat.I do love knowing people in the same boat as me. The police and I were in the same boat. Synonyms in the same situation together on a par on equal or even terms on the same or equal footing See boatAdditional synonymsDefinition similar We are very alike. Synonyms similar, close, the same, equal, equivalent, uniform, parallel, resembling, identical, corresponding, akin, duplicate, analogous, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth, like two peas in a pod an equal contest Synonyms even, balanced, fifty-fifty (informal), evenly matched, evenly balanced, evenly proportioned Definition equal in number, quantity, etc. Divide the dough into 12 even pieces. Synonyms equal, like, the same, matching, similar, uniform, parallel, identical, comparable, commensurate, coequal Nearby words ofin the same boat - in the region of
- in the right
- in the running
- in the same boat
- in the throes of something
- in the vicinity of
- in the wake of
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