IDENTIFIED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

identified 1 of 2

adjective

as in detected

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identified

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verb

past tense of identify

as in found

to find out or establish the identity of sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator

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as in associated

to think of (something) in combination for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers

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Recent Examples of identified

Adjective

Eight Sleep also collects and has a massive cache of user data that, when aggregated and de-identified, can be used to identify broader trends and support research, reports, and studies on sleep and health. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Aug. 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 Keep sensitive mental health data de-identified, limit access by role and do audits. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026

Verb

As of early Thursday afternoon, officials had not identified the man who died. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026 The victim was transported to the medical examiner's office to be identified. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Police identified the suspect as Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, of Stafford, Virginia, who was allegedly striking the monument with a sledgehammer when officers arrived. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Country Club Hills police detective Jason Strayer, who was a member of the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, testified Williams was identified as a suspect early on. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 About half of the inmates are never identified by name onscreen and aren’t featured in talking-head interviews. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 The researchers identified wildfire management as one possible application for the technology. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 Krantz said the suspect, a male city resident who has not yet been publicly identified, was spotted entering the school by a community member, who eventually pursued him into the school and shot him. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Police identified the suspect as a 16-year-old Bend resident. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for identified

Verb

Randsburg, which was once a booming California Gold Rush town founded in 1895, has seen most of its residents leave over the years.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
At the time, Truell hadn’t founded a company; but three years later, the venture capitalist persuaded her firm, BoxGroup, to invest in the Gen Z engineering savant’s nascent business.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of found

Verb

The primary danger of these apps is not the fees associated with using just one, Feltner noted.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
These ripples are associated with spikes of activity in the prefrontal cortex, and scientists only observe them during periods of sleep or quiet, wakeful rest.

— Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of associated

Verb

Set the scene The hotel is located in the town of Lenox, home to a balanced blend of family locals with young tourists sprinkled very sparsely throughout.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Four of the five locations were located in the Golden State, with Compton at the very bottom of the list.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of located

Verb

While Christen and Jude remained among the hottest brands to check out at showroom appointments, other names pinpointed by buyers included Hagelstam, Nomasei, Neous and the newcomers Ananyan and Kiana Ghavidel.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Investigators pinpointed Morton’s family line through the DNA found on Hellewell’s body.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of pinpointed

Verb

The International Monetary Fund warned this month that growing leverage, crowded positions and correlated selling from hedge funds could create potential stability risks.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center analyzed 2024 survey data and found that broader perceptions of science and scientists are much more strongly correlated to vaccine uptake than partisan differences.

— Amanda Erickson, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of correlated

Verb

This threshold describes the minimum separation at which two contact points can be distinguished.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
The 10th Circuit, however, carefully distinguished Colorado’s program from the ones in those landmark rulings.

— Preston Green III, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinguished

Verb

So the two started chatting and wondered if there was a resource where they could get connected to couples having a wedding in their area who needed a seat-filler of sorts.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The two filmmakers had been struggling to get anyone else in Holmes’s orbit on-camera when Emma Stone, a close friend of Fielder’s, connected him with Amanda Seyfried.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026