同然 どうぜん
dōzen

Noun
na-Adjective
no-Adjective

1. just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

かれ助言 じょげん命令 めいれい同然 どうぜんだ。
kareno jogenwa mērēmo dōzenda.
His advice amounts to an order.
あいつは盗人 ぬすびと同然 どうぜんだ。
aitsuwa nusuttomo dōzenda.
He is no better than a thief.