Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Of a similar kind.
His comments to the press were in the same carping vein as in previous speeches.
Synonyms: along the same vein, in a similar vein, similar, like, alike, related, similarly, likewise
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseOf a similar kind.
Translations
Dutch in dezelfde geest, in dezelfde trant
- in dezelfde geestof similar kind
- in dezelfde trantof similar kind
French dans la même veine, dans le même registre
- dans la même veineof similar kind
- dans le même registreof similar kind
- dans le même ordre d'idéesof similar kind
- du même acabitof similar kind
Polish w podobnym tonie
- w podobnym tonieof similar kind
Portuguese nos mesmos moldes
- nos mesmos moldesof similar kind
Spanish por el mismo estilo, a este tenor
- por el mismo estiloof similar kind
- a este tenorof similar kind
- a aqueste tenorof similar kind
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MLA
“in the same vein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20same%20vein. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the same vein,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20same%20vein.
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