Synonyms for identification
aɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn-iden·ti·fi·ca·tion

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1. designation, identificationnoun

   the act of designating or identifying something

   Synonyms:
   appellation, appointment, appellative, designation, assignment, naming, denomination, recognition

2. identificationnoun

   evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

   Synonyms:
   recognition, designation

3. identificationnoun

   the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established

   "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"; "identification of the gun was an important clue"

   Synonyms:
   recognition, designation

4. recognition, identificationnoun

   the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

   "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"

   Synonyms:
   credit, acknowledgment, designation, acknowledgement, realization, realisation, recognition

5. identificationnoun

   the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

   Synonyms:
   recognition, designation

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Determination
   • Evidence
   • Identity
   • Memory

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1. List of paraphrases for "identification":

   identifying, identify, identity, determination, id, identifier, 'identification, census, detection, definition, determining, determine, ident, identifications, designation, tagging, identified, marking, characterization, recognition, screening, labelling, individualization, identification, i.d., distinguishing

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How to use identification in a sentence?

1. Jonny Ferrari:

   I have seen Chinese businessmen buy a building, get a casino license and rent out sections to various online casino operators, as long as they pay the rent, no questions are asked. They don't even have to show identification.

2. Andreea Creanga:

   There were changes like this over time and this is why we believe that part of this increase is due to better methods of identification.

3. Charles Jones:

   Full forensic identification has not been completed to confirm 100 % that we found Gabby Petito, but Gabby Petito family has been notified of this discovery.

4. Paul Lipkin:

   We need to look at large groups of girls with autism and better understand their developmental pathways, in order to find the best means for their early identification and to find the best treatments for the challenges they experience, one can no longer assume that boys and girls with autism are alike.

5. Timothy McMahon:

   We’re just one spoke in a wheel to make the identification, we all work together.