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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Deutsche Bank strategist Adrian Cox identifies a whole host of companies in the space are also awaiting their opportunity to go public, like Databricks, Glean and Vanta.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 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

UBS identifies three sources of earnings pressure on pathology specialist Sonic Healthcare right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

A senior at a small private high school, the teenager identifies as agender—neither male nor female.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater