同然だ

be just like

→ 同然
phrase Common #7,254
be just like Often means that someone or something is practically equivalent to something else, sometimes in a critical or emphatic way.
JA: そんなことをするのは、嘘をつくも同然だ。
EN: Doing that is just like lying.

彼は泥棒同然だ。

He's no better than a thief.

彼は赤子同然だ。

He's just like a baby.

彼女は泥棒同然だ。

She's no better than a thief.

ここは我が家同然だぞ

Make yourself at home here.

— レベッカ (1940)

君の言葉は暴力同然だ。

Your words are tantamount to violence.