Synonyms of identified

identified 1 of 2

adjective

as in detected

Related Words

• detected
• discovered
• crowded
• busy
• bustling
• traveled
• swarming
• teeming
• thronging
• trod

Dissimilar Words

• undiscovered
• unexplored
• untrodden
• pristine
• virgin
• trackless
• unspoiled
• pathless
• untraversed
• untraveled

identified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of identify

1

as in found

to find out or establish the identity of

sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• located
• pinpointed
• distinguished
• fingered
• diagnosed
• recognized
• determined
• investigated
• singled (out)
• examined
• checked
• put one's finger on
• discovered
• disclosed
• revealed
• spotted
• inspected
• noticed
• scrutinized
• ID'd
• picked out
• observed
• placed
• betrayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concealed
• disguised
• hid
• camouflaged
• simulated
• feigned
• counterfeited
• shammed

2

as in associated

to think of (something) in combination

for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associated
• linked
• correlated
• connected
• related
• compared
• equated
• grouped
• likened
• tied (together)
• joined
• lumped (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distinguished
• separated
• differentiated
• contrasted
• set off
• discriminated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of identified

Adjective

Keep sensitive mental health data de-identified, limit access by role and do audits. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026

While Kirk may have received hostile or threatening messages, including on social media, those were not part of any identified or actionable threat stream monitored by federal authorities, the person told Sganga. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Verb

Authorities traced the handles and identified Fuller and Brown, the affidavit states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Tedros said more than 650 contacts were identified and followed up by health authorities in 33 countries and territories. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Ask how the agent acting on your behalf is cryptographically identified as well as how quickly a compromised credential can be revoked without affecting the rest of the system. — Teodor Calin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Authorities identified the climbers as Angela Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, a Russian couple known for scaling skyscrapers and other towering structures around the world. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

The Wayne County Coroner's Office identified the victims as Hiteshkumar Suthar, Hinaben Suthar and Isha Suthar, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

The Ada County Coroner’s Office identified 65-year-old Dawn Hettinger of Nampa as the woman killed after exiting her vehicle on westbound Interstate 84 about 20 miles east of Boise. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026

During a YouTube livestream of Bowery Newsroom – Guarimba Digital, Mexican rescuer Salomon Paniagua, a member of the Topos rescue team, said his group had identified possible survivors but had not been allowed to enter. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026