on the same wavelength

prepositional phrase

Thinking in the same way; having similar thought processes (in general).

“I don't really understand him; we're just not on the same wavelength.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase(idiomatic)
  1. idiomaticThinking in the same way; having similar thought processes (in general).

    I don't really understand him; we're just not on the same wavelength.

    1 more example

    “I love that we’re best friends,” says Emily. “We complete each other’s sentences and we’re on the same wavelength.”

    2022 January 17, Lizzie Cernik, “How we met: ‘None of my Indian friends had girlfriends. But I liked her too much to say no’”, in The Guardian
  2. idiomaticIn complete agreement; having the same perspective (on a particular issue).

    Luckily, the members of the committee were on the same wavelength, so we didn't have endless discussions about what words meant.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 看法相同
  • 看法相同 (kànfǎ xiāngtóng)in rapport
Czech na stejné vlnové délce, naladěn na stejnou vlnu
  • na stejné vlnové délcein rapport
  • naladěn na stejnou vlnuin rapport
Finnish samalla aaltopituudella
  • samalla aaltopituudellain rapport
French sur la même longueur d'onde
  • sur la même longueur d'ondein rapport
German auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen
  • auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegenin rapport
Greek στο ίδιο μήκος κύματος
  • στο ίδιο μήκος κύματος (sto ídio míkos kýmatos)in rapport
Hungarian egy/azonos hullámhosszon
  • egy/azonos hullámhosszonin rapport
Italian sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda
  • sulla stessa lunghezza d'ondain rapport
Japanese 波長が合う
  • 波長が合う (hachō ga au)in rapport
Polish na tych samych falach
  • na tych samych falachin rapport
Portuguese em sintonia
  • em sintoniain rapport
Romanian pe aceeași lungime de undă
  • pe aceeași lungime de undăin rapport
Russian на одно́й волне́
  • на одно́й волне́ (na odnój volné)in rapport
Spanish en la misma onda / sintonía, en sintonía
  • en la misma onda / sintoníain rapport
  • en sintoníain rapport
Swedish på samma våglängd
  • på samma våglängdin rapport
Cite this entry
APA

on the same wavelength. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20same%20wavelength

MLA

“on the same wavelength.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20same%20wavelength. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the same wavelength,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20same%20wavelength.

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