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identity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of identity

1 the state of being exactly alike

although the covers of the two paperback editions of the novel are different, there's a complete identity in the texts

Synonyms of identity

identicalness, sameness

Words Related to identity

oneness, selfsameness

homogeneity, homogeneousness, homology

equality, equivalence

accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence, likeness, resemblance, similarity

Near Antonyms of identity

alteration, change, modification, variation

distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, exoticness, individuality, separateness, separation, uniqueness, unusualness

deviance, divergence

incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

Antonyms of identity

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, unlikeness

2 the set of qualities that make a person different from other people

children begin to form their own identity by the age of two

Synonyms of identity

character, individualism, individuality, personality, self-identity, selfhood

Words Related to identity

distinctiveness, idiosyncrasy, oneness, peculiarity, separateness, singleness, singularity, uniqueness

disposition, humor, nature, temper, temperament

Near Antonyms of identity

conformity, conventionality

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