in the same breath

Speech parts

1. in the same breath - Adverb

2. in the same breath - Phrase

Meaning

almost simultaneously

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

concurrently at the same time simultaneously parallelly all together

Antonyms

individually successively consecutively separately solitarily one at a time
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Examples

A French critic referred to me as a gay pessimist, with gay used in its older sense, and talked of Cocteau in the same breath. Peter Greenaway

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency. Dwight D. Eisenhower

It would be an egregious mistake to ever refer to me in the same breath as most of the people I write about. Anthony Bourdain

I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm supposed to be. I'm comfortable with that, but in the same breath I'd do something edgy. If someone came to me and offered me an edgy and funny story, then I'd do it. Eddie Murphy

I would love to be looked at some day - and I'm not ever saying I'm at this level - but I'd love to be mentioned in the same breath as a Bowie or an Eno. Those are the people that I admire artistically, their career trajectory, the integrity throughout their career, the bravery of their career. Trent Reznor

Any time you're mentioned in the same breath as Tony Esposito, for whatever reason, it's a great honor. He's one of my idols. He's one of the greatest of all time. Curtis Joseph

Words in the phrase

in the same breath

Close letter words and terms

in the same ballpark in the same boat in the same book in the same chapter in the same degree in the same direction