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Synonyms for identify

determine

identify something or someone with something or someone

Synonyms

  • equate with
  • associate with
  • think of in connection with
  • put in the same category as

identify with someone

Synonyms

  • relate to
  • understand
  • respond to
  • feel for
  • ally with
  • empathize with
  • speak the same language as
  • put yourself in the place or shoes of
  • see through another's eyes
  • be on the same wavelength as
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for identify

to set off by or as if by a mark indicating ownership or manufacture

to establish the identification of

to come or bring together in one's mind or imagination

to associate or affiliate oneself closely with a person or group

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Synonyms for identify

give the name or identifying characteristics of

consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else

conceive of as united or associated

identify as in botany or biology, for example

consider to be equal or the same

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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