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homogeneous

adjectiveHigh-frequency wordMore H words

uniform in composition or character throughout

Word origin: From Greek homos, same, plus genos, kind.

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In a sentence

Homogeneous in a sentence

Here are example sentences showing homogeneous in a sentence.

The small village remained culturally homogeneous for centuries.

Critics complained that the faculty was strikingly homogeneous, drawn almost entirely from three universities.

Synonyms
uniformconsistentidenticalundifferentiated
Antonyms
Usage & nuance

Using “homogeneous” well

Homogeneous means uniform in composition or character throughout. It is the antonym of heterogeneous, and the two are commonly confused in spelling, so distinguish homo, same, from hetero, other.

Common questions

Questions about “homogeneous

Homogeneous (adjective) means uniform in composition or character throughout
Here is homogeneous used in an example sentence: "The small village remained culturally homogeneous for centuries." Another example: "Critics complained that the faculty was strikingly homogeneous, drawn almost entirely from three universities."
Common synonyms for homogeneous include uniform, consistent, identical, undifferentiated.
Antonyms of homogeneous include heterogeneous, diverse, varied.
Clusters with uniform, consistent, and undifferentiated, opposed by heterogeneous, diverse, and varied. Expect the GRE to pit it against heterogeneous as a contrasting pair.
Yes. Homogeneous is a high-frequency GRE word, so it is worth prioritising as you build your vocabulary.

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