IDENTIFIES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

identifies

verb

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 Though Mexican residents remain the largest Latino group in Belmont Cragin, the study identifies significant Puerto Rican, Central American and South American populations in the area, including Guatemalan and Ecuadorian residents. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Sanders, for his part, is not a Democrat but rather an independent who identifies as a democratic socialist (more on that below). — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026 SoftBank identifies this collection of functions as pointing, acquisition and tracking (PAT). — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 The draft plan identifies another 24 projects for potential consideration in 2028 and 54 in 2030. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Runner’s World identifies Peak Pulse Run Club and founder Aydan Child as central players in the current campus wellness-darty trend. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 Kaepernick — who is biracial and identifies as a Black man — contrasted this anecdote with another memory of his mom being unsupportive of his high-school relationship with a Black classmate named Crystal. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026 The platform instantly identifies the failure and alerts the integrator’s network operations center (NOC). — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Two out of three fitting rooms will also have a small screen that identifies the garments and can be used to request an associate for other available sizes or other relevant items. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

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Also a highlight of the four-day fair is the Silmo d’Or competition, which distinguishes 10 companies every year.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
But is a more illuminating idea missing from his account of American sophistication, one that perhaps most neatly distinguishes it from older European kinds?

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinguishes

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The Shiji associates Sun Tzu with Wu’s campaigns against its powerful rival Chu, including the campaign that culminated in the capture of the Chu capital, Ying, in 506 bce.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.

— Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of associates

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Venus in your private 12th house connects awkwardly with Uranus in your partnership zone, creating tension between closeness and the desire to disappear for a while.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
While that connects the Colombians to the South Florida group, there was no evidence presented during the first trial that Badio attended meetings in South Florida.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of connects

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Qualley locates defensive purpose in Maya’s stiff reserve, and an errant gleam of joy when Charlie’s dorky come-ons actually do the job.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of locates

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Xi equates compromise with weakness and has a hard time understanding the give-a-little-to-get-a-little logic that is the heart and soul of diplomacy.

— Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Summary Common perception equates effective leadership with charisma, often ignoring competent but uncharismatic individuals.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026