In the U.S., you usually have to show identification in order to buy alcohol.
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Identification
//aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩//
Synonyms for "identification" (173 found)
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concernconnectionconsideratenesscontrolled associationcorroborationcountermarkcountersigncredentialsdefinitiondelicacydenominationdenotationdetectiondifferentiationdisclosuredistinguishingdistinguishmentdog tagechoempathy
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establishmentevaluationexpressionexquisitenessfactoringfeelingfellow feelingfinenessfingeringfree associationfusiongauginggroupinghallmarkhinthyperesthesiahyperpathiahypersensitivityid cardidentification badgeidentification tagidentity documentindicationindicativenessinitialsinvolvementirritabilitylabel
Noun(4 words)
Related words (86)
landmarkletter of introductionmanifestationmarkmeaningmental linkingmergermonogramnamingnegative transferencenervousnessnicknamingoversensibilityoversensitivenessovertendernesspaperpassibilitypathosperceptionperceptiveness
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perceptivityphotophobiapicking outpinpointingpointingpointing outpointing topositive transferencepress cardpricklinessrapportrealizationreidentificationrelatingrelationshipresponseresponsivenesssealselectionsensitivenesssensitivitysensitizationserial numbersharingshowshowingsiftingsifting outsignaturesignificationsorenesssortingsorting outspecificationstream of consciousnessstylingsubstantiationsuggestionsupersensitivitysympathetic chordsympathetic responsesympathysymptomaticnesssynesthesiasynthesistacttactfulnesstendernesstermingtesseratetchinessthin skinticklishnesstouchinesstransferenceunificationunionverificationvibesvibrationvibrationsvisiting cardweighingwinnowing
Noun(2 words)
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6 entriesat location
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8 entriesTranslations
117 translations across 38 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- identifikasie noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- identifikasie noun (state of being identified)
- identifikasie noun (particular instance of identifying something)
- identiteitsdokument noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
Arabic
1 entries- بِطَاقَة هُوِيَّة noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
Belarusian
4 entries- апазна́нне noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- пасве́дчанне noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- пасве́дчанне асо́бы noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- ідэнтыфіка́цыя noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Bulgarian
4 entries- идентифика́ция noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- ли́чна ка́рта noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- разби́ране noun (feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging)
- разпозна́ване noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Catalan
1 entries- identificació noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 識別 /识别 noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- 身份證 /身份证 noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- 辨識 /辨识 noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- 鑑定 /鉴定 noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Czech
4 entries- identifikace noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- identifikace noun (state of being identified)
- identifikace noun (particular instance of identifying something)
- identifikace noun (feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging)
Dutch
4 entries- identificatie noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- identificatie noun (state of being identified)
- identificatie noun (particular instance of identifying something)
- identificatie noun (feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging)
Estonian
1 entries- tuvastus noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Finnish
4 entries- henkilötodistus noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- määrittäminen noun (combination of identifying and validating the identity)
- samaistuminen noun (feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging)
- samastuminen noun (feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging)
French
2 entries- identification noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- pièce d'identité noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
Galician
4 entries- identificación noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- identificación noun (combination of identifying and validating the identity)
- identificación noun (state of being identified)
- identificación noun (particular instance of identifying something)
German
1 entries- Identifizierung noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Hindi
2 entries- पहचान noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- शिनाख़्त noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Hungarian
4 entries- azonosulás noun (feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging)
- azonosítás noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- azonosítás noun (particular instance of identifying something)
- igazolvány noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
Indonesian
1 entries- identifikasi noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- شِناسایی noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- شِناسایی noun (state of being identified)
- شِناسْنامِه noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- کارْتِ شِناسایی noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
Irish
1 entries- aitheantas noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Italian
1 entries- identificazione noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Japanese
2 entries- 識別 noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- 身分証明書 noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
Kazakh
1 entries- сәйкестендіру noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Korean
2 entries- 식별 noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- 신분증 noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
Macedonian
4 entries- лична карта noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- поистоветување noun (feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging)
- препознавање noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- препознавање noun (state of being identified)
Malay
2 entries- identifikasi noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- pengenalpastian noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Māori
4 entries- tāutunga noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- tāutunga noun (state of being identified)
- tāutunga noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- tāututanga noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Polish
4 entries- dowód osobisty noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- identyfikacja noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- identyfikacja noun (state of being identified)
- identyfikacja noun (feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging)
Portuguese
4 entries- RG noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- carteira de identidade noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- identidade noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- identificação noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Russian
4 entries- идентифика́ция noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- опозна́ние noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- опознава́ние noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- отождествле́ние noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- aithneachadh noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- aithneachadh noun (state of being identified)
- aithneachadh noun (particular instance of identifying something)
Slovak
2 entries- identifikácia noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- občiansky preukaz noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
Slovene
1 entries- identifikacija noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Spanish
1 entries- identificación noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Swedish
1 entries- identification noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Tagalog
2 entries- identipikasyon noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- pagkakakilanlan noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ምልላይ noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Ukrainian
4 entries- впізнава́ння noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- посві́дчення noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- посві́дчення осо́би noun (document serving as evidence of a person's identity)
- упізнава́ння noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Urdu
2 entries- شِناخْت noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
- پَہْچان noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
West-Frisian
1 entries- identifikaasje noun (act of identifying, or proving to be the same)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
"May I please see your driver's license for identification?" said the clerk.
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May I see two pieces of identification?
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After a long wait in line, she was told she should get a certified copy of her birth certificate as identification.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.