IDENTIFIES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

identifies

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present tense third-person singular of identify

as in distinguishes

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

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as in associates

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

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Recent Examples of identifies Recent trend reporting identifies protein as the top consumer driver of the year across both meals and snacks. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 The Declaration identifies, famously, that consent as the basis of governmental legitimacy. —

Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Like her opponents, Chan identifies housing affordability as one of the district's most pressing concerns. —

Da Lin, CBS News, 31 May 2026 Latvian association identifies victims Reuters reported that the four climbers were part of a seven-person Latvian expedition that suffered a fall Wednesday, May 27 near Denali Pass, about 2,100 feet below the 20,310-foot summit of North America's tallest mountain. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 May 2026 Since 2015, Smith College, one of the largest and most prestigious women’s liberal arts colleges in the United States, has allowed any student who identifies as female to apply to and attend the school. —

Marie-Amelie George, The Conversation, 28 May 2026 The association identifies several reasons for the lackluster bookings, including botched planning by FIFA, the World Cup’s governing body. —

Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 The platform then identifies what is suppressing that number and maps a concrete path to close it, whether through negotiation positioning, skill prioritization or career moves that maximize earning trajectory. —

Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Lynn is the intellectual godfather of what is now known as the neo-Brandeisian movement, which identifies corporate consolidation as the singular, villainous force behind everything that has gone wrong in the United States. —

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026

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Three Things That Define the Category Understanding what distinguishes a genuine moonshot company matters more now that the category has attracted imitators — organizations that have adopted the language of transformation without the underlying architecture.

— Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
But much of what distinguishes it as the home of the Chiefs, from the GEHA Field sponsorship and other customary advertising to iconography including the Ring of Honor, will be muted.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026