Synonyms for identify
aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn-iden·ti·fy

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1. identifyverb

   Synonyms:
   ID

2. identifyverb

   To establish the identity of someone or something.

   Synonyms:
   ID

3. identifyverb

   To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.

   Synonyms:
   ID

4. identifyverb

   To equate two or more things.

   Synonyms:
   ID

5. identifyverb

   To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.

   Synonyms:
   ID

6. identifyverb

   To associate oneself with some group.

   Synonyms:
   ID

7. identifyverb

   To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself.

   Synonyms:
   ID

8. identifyverb

   To map a number of points to one.

   Synonyms:
   ID

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. identify

   Synonyms:
   unite, integrate, recognize, verify, incorporate

   Antonyms:
   divide, disunite, confound, confuse, overlook, mistake

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. identify, placeverb

   recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

   "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"

   Synonyms:
   put, aim, come out, key out, post, grade, range, set, describe, pose, place, name, locate, lay, invest, localize, send, site, rank, rate, direct, station, position, come in, distinguish, target, discover, order, key, point, commit, localise

2. name, identifyverb

   give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

   "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

   Synonyms:
   discover, place, list, appoint, bring up, mention, name, describe, advert, key out, diagnose, call, distinguish, cite, refer, nominate, key, make, constitute

3. identifyverb

   consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else

   "He identified with the refugees"

   Synonyms:
   describe, name, key, place, distinguish, key out, discover

4. identifyverb

   conceive of as united or associated

   "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"

   Synonyms:
   describe, name, key, place, distinguish, key out, discover

5. identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, nameverb

   identify as in botany or biology, for example

   Synonyms:
   account, detect, distinguish, chance upon, signalise, trace, let out, separate, place, secern, bring out, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, depict, cite, find, describe, get word, differentiate, fall upon, refer, strike, spot, report, nominate, make, pick out, see, find out, key, expose, bring up, give away, mark, break, appoint, severalise, tell apart, signalize, happen upon, delineate, list, divulge, make out, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, recognize, line, name, pick up, call, mention, draw, discern, advert, recognise, tell, unwrap, constitute, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, diagnose, discover, secernate, severalize, hear

6. identifyverb

   consider to be equal or the same

   "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"

   Synonyms:
   describe, name, key, place, distinguish, key out, discover

Matched Categories

1. • Associate
   • Consider
   • Recognize
   • Refer

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. identifyverb

   Synonyms:
   prove to be identical, prove to be the same, ascertain to be the same

2. identifyverb

   Synonyms:
   make identical, regard as one, consider the same

3. identifyverb

   Synonyms:
   become identical, be the same

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1. List of paraphrases for "identify":

   identifying, determine, identification, detect, define, determining, find, identified, ascertain, pinpoint, identifies, indicate, locate, defining, establish, designate, specify, determination, recognize, discover, appoint, detecting, discern, i.d., assess, delineate, set, decide

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How to use identify in a sentence?

1. Erica Richards:

   In the Black community, a lot of times mental health is really not the focus of discussion, and what that leads people to believe is that,' Well, it's not something that my race, my culture, my people, identify with.'.

2. Al Thani:

   We remain hopeful we will be able to operate it as soon as possible, we are still in the evaluation process. ... We are working very hard and engaging with the Taliban to identify what are the gaps and the risks for having the airport back up and running.

3. Rob Thomas:

   If Watson is going through a million documents, it can identify : What's the information that's most relevant given the problem that's trying to be solved ?

4. James Shaw:

   Requiring the financial sector to disclose the impacts of climate change will help businesses identify the high-emitting activities that pose a risk to their future prosperity.

5. Leuven PhD student Elien Rosier:

   We sampled the remains during six months of decomposition and we could identify 452 different compounds, from all those compounds we searched for human specific compounds using principal component analysis and we could identify a combination of eight compounds that were specific for human and pig remains.