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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The government’s indictment identifies four games during the 2023-24 season where it said Beasley agreed to participate in the scam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

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

Ruth says even if one woman identifies with her, and realises she is doing things she does not want to do, it would be enough.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

At best, this book identifies several constellations of environmental factors that I believe provide a large part of the answer to Yali’s question.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond