identifies

VERB

recognize; label

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze classify describe determine diagnose establish find name pinpoint select single out spot

STRONG

card catalog distinguish peg place separate tag

WEAK

button down determinate diagnosticate make out pick out put one's finger on tab

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse lose miss overlook

WEAK

mistake

Example Sentences

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Like Mamdani, Lewis George identifies as a democratic socialist, not a communist.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

The work also identifies a physical mechanism capable of sustaining large, long-lived magma mush systems, a characteristic shared by many supervolcanoes around the world.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

It’s a film that identifies the boundaries we subscribe to and the stories that we let take over our lives, turning us inside out.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

It occurs when the body's immune system wrongly identifies a food or substance as a threat.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

He identifies them for me with a pointed finger: Lakshmi; Shakti, the mother goddess, in the form of Parvati; and Krishna, this time as a playful baby crawling on all fours.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel