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identifying

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of identifying

serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group

the marching bandʼs striking black-and-silver uniforms serve as its identifying mark for thousands of parade spectators

Synonyms of identifying

characteristic, classic, diagnostic (also diagnostical), discriminating, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, individual, peculiar, proper, symptomatic, typical

Words Related to identifying

identifiable, pronounced, unmistakable

general, generic

common, normal, regular, usual

especial, particular, special, specific

archetypal (also archetypical), model, paradigmatic

Antonyms of identifying

atypical, nontypical, uncharacteristic, untypical

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