identification

Noun

Meaning

The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

recognition designation identity classification label establishment diagnosis naming determination id distinguishing ascertainment association mark make
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Antonyms

enigma still problem issue question contrast
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Hypernyms

evidence memory condition identity finding determination

Hyponyms

identity diagnosis imprint profiling fingerprint diagnosing

Related terms

identity identify identical identic identifier ident

Phrases with the word

identification papers identification paper talker identification lack of identification personal identification information word of identification

Examples

People's identities as Indians, as Asians, or as members of the human race seemed to give way - quite suddenly - to sectarian identification with Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh communities. Amartya Sen

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war. Saul Bellow

Natural science served as - if we overlook the hasty identification of mind and matter which had its origin in natural science - as a shining and fruitful example to psychology. Hermann Ebbinghaus

No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. It's tough enough to be bogged down in a legend. It would be even tougher to marry one. Tallulah Bankhead

Identification of rhythm as the casual counterpart of life; wherever there is some life, only perceptible to us when the analogies are sufficiently close. Alfred North Whitehead

If a theory of justice is to guide reasoned choice of policies, strategies or institutions, then the identification of fully just social arrangements is neither necessary nor sufficient. Amartya Sen

Close letter words and terms

identifiable identifiableness identifiably identification apparatus identification badge identification card