IDENTIFY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

identify

verb

ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfī

Definition of identify

as in to distinguish

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

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as in to associate

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

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of identify Have the weeds identified and matched with the most effective herbicide. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 The whale, since identified by the Marine Mammal Center in Marin as CRC-11620, has been spotted up and down the California coast more than a dozen times in the last 24 years. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 The company said its team identified and corrected the problem quickly, clearing the robots and returning them to normal operation within minutes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 On Friday, police identified the man who died as 41-year-old Dane Pace. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for identify

Recent Examples of Synonyms for identify

Verb

One of London’s historic Arts & Crafts houses has just been turned into six apartments—one of which is distinguished by a chic, designer interior.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
Mallory Pullman, managing director at Mississippi Poison Control, said she’s seen an increase in such concentrated products in recent years, and consumers may not be able to distinguish them from natural kratom.

— Sudhin Thanawala, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinguish

Verb

Iron is long associated with immune support, soda is believed to aid digestion, arsenic is traditionally used to soothe arthritic pain, and lithia is prized for its calming qualities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of associate

Verb

Once a trend or pattern has been identified, feedback sessions can be replayed to correlate feedback with behavior.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The findings from researchers at the university’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute illustrate how gender can correlate with differences in policy views among California Latinos, who account for about a third of the state’s eligible voters.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of correlate

Verb

Fusion signatures face scrutiny The researchers also found temperature differences between the active reactor and a calibration device operating under comparable input-power conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Even on a long, tiring shoot, the cast mostly still finds the energy to celebrate each other.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of find

Verb

Venus in your expansive 9th house connects awkwardly with Uranus in your domestic zone, making travel, learning, or a fresh interest feel exciting and slightly disruptive.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
With no eyewitness or traces of blood connecting her to the crime, the prosecution’s case relied solely on circumstantial evidence.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of connect

Verb

Since then, his settings have become harder to locate in the contemporary world.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
These farms are located in the best Premier and Grand Cru villages in the Montagne de Reims, including Verzenay (which makes up about 45 percent of the cuvée), Verzy, Ludes, and Mailly.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026