Case
Case noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: this is a perfect case of people jumping to the wrong conclusion before all the facts are known
Sample is a synonym for case in example topic. In some cases you can use "Sample" instead a noun "Case", when it comes to topics like substitute.
Sample
Sample noun - A number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole.
Usage example: based on a sample of the menu items, we decided that this was the best restaurant in town
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Synonyms for Sample
Case is a synonym for sample in substitute topic. You can use "Case" instead a noun "Sample", if it concerns topics such as example.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old case | old sample |
| good | good case | good sample |
| particular | particular case | particular sample |
| similar | similar case | similar sample |
| Other adjectives: specific, original, single, obvious, small, actual, entire, infamous, main, interesting, new, worst, weird, last, recent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- For example, if you claim a trope's name is insular, your case becomes stronger if most of the wicks in the sample have to do with comic books (unless, of course, it is a comic-book-exclusive trope by definition).
- It was later revealed that this was not the case, and that someone had tampered with the genetic sample for Palpatine, which is what actually caused the clone bodies to degrade so quickly.
Source: Possession Burnout -
This is an interesting case, as the song doesn't sample directly from the Amen Break, but rather samples N.W.A.'s sampling of the break in "Straight Outta Compton".
Source: Music / Fatboy Slim
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Sample and Case. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/sample
Case & Sample. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/sample>.
Sample or Case. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/sample.
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