IDENTITY CARDS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

identity cards

noun

plural of identity card

as in identifications

something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be Motorists were stopped at a checkpoint and required to present identity cards before traveling any further.

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Recent Examples of identity cards By document type, national identity cards are number one, followed by a driver’s license and then a passport in third. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 July 2026 At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 Thales’s Singapore facility now produces more than 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and nearly 10 million passport data pages annually for customers worldwide. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026 The program was created in 2005 to increase security and authentication procedures for driver's licenses and identity cards. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 1 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Across all political identifications, being male and white correlates with higher meat consumption.

— David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
As standard practice, the military makes public identifications 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Definition of identifications

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The project will include 121 boutique homes geared toward older adults, office space, a parking garage and a rooftop restaurant and bar, according to city documents.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
In October 2025, Baumgarten dropped his claims against both Opera Carolina and Williams, court documents show.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

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On top of that, if someone’s given an evidentiary hearing, the same attorneys who defended them could be called as witnesses to testify against the allegations made by their former client.

— Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Court is expected to resume Thursday with more testimony from prosecution witnesses.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Definition of witnesses

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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.

— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026

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Passport Holder Keep your passport easily accessible for hotel check-in with a passport holder that includes space for other essentials like boarding passes, credit cards, ID cards, and more.

— Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
They were given until June 12 to modify signs, brochures, ID cards and the center's website.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Definition of ID cards

Noun

Despite the addition of digital licenses and identification cards on smartphones, the DMV still requires drivers to carry their physical cards while driving.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
But authorities said two identification cards were also found in Horsch’s vehicle and raised more questions.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

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