Synonyms of identifying

identifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in distinguishing

serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distinguishing
• characteristic
• distinctive
• distinct
• typical
• individual
• diagnostic
• peculiar
• proper
• symptomatic
• discriminating
• unmistakable
• classic
• identifiable
• specific
• general
• usual
• common
• generic
• particular
• pronounced
• special
• idiosyncratic
• normal
• regular
• model
• paradigmatic
• especial
• archetypal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• atypical
• uncharacteristic
• untypical
• nontypical

identifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of identify

1

as in pinpointing

to find out or establish the identity of

sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distinguishing
• pinpointing
• finding
• locating
• determining
• recognizing
• diagnosing
• fingering
• investigating
• singling (out)
• ID'ing
• examining
• checking
• putting one's finger on
• discovering
• disclosing
• inspecting
• spotting
• scrutinizing
• revealing
• noticing
• placing
• picking out
• observing
• betraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• concealing
• disguising
• simulating
• camouflaging
• feigning
• counterfeiting
• shamming

2

as in associating

to think of (something) in combination

for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associating
• correlating
• connecting
• linking
• relating
• equating
• comparing
• grouping
• likening
• tying (together)
• joining
• lumping (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• distinguishing
• differentiating
• contrasting
• discriminating
• setting off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of identifying

Adjective

Heuer’s attorney, Erick Kaardal, argued that privacy concerns could be balanced with the public’s right to access government records by redacting identifying or sensitive information on the forms. — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

But the implementation of that plan has been slow, and some locals have expressed discomfort with the idea of submitting more identifying information, Nguyen said. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026

There are also passports from Lithuania, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Russia, with most identifying information blacked out. — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Another intriguing possibility is to wait until the wireless world’s progress to ever-shorter wavelengths finally hits the millimeter band, which is small enough to resolve most identifying details. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2020

Verb

OpenAI said the partnership would bring different expertise and approaches to identifying weaknesses. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the owners of websites any mechanism to block its crawler, according to the newspapers’ complaint. — Molly Crane Newman, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

The dispute carried particular urgency because mail ballots are separated from their identifying envelopes during processing. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

The Parks Department has put up an identifying marker next to a pullout on the road leading past the rock to Orchard Beach or to City Island. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the website owners with any mechanism to block its crawler, according to The News’s complaint. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

There’s also a plaque positioned between the seats identifying the vehicle as the third Huayra 70 model. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

The company is offering $1 million for information that leads to identifying and arresting the attackers. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Organizations often focus on evaluating models, identifying use cases and improving prompts. — Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026