all the same

adj, adv — 3 senses

all the same

adj

1

Making no significant difference.

Near-synonym: all one
It's all the same to me if you want to leave early.

1 more example

Certainly, many women have found me interesting. All the same, the women closest to me are invariably deeply dissatisfied.

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all, same.

His speeches are all the same.

Derived terms: if it's all the same
Related terms: close enough, distinction without a difference, much of a muchness, of a kind, of a piece, same difference

all the same

adv

1

Idiomatic Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless.

He knew it was risky. He did it all the same.
It's sleeting. All the same, I'll take the dog out.

2 more examples

So GCN calls and I'm thinking — what can I say in the pages of an anti-racist, but all the same White newspaper? What will I choose not to say?1989 February 5, Colin Robinson, “You Dared Us To Dream That We Are Worth Wanting Each Other”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 29, page 10:
It's a distant solar system / I tried to phone but they don't list 'em / So I asked her for a number all the same1996, “Cosmic Girl”, in Travelling Without Moving, performed by Jamiroquai:

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