Identifying

Synonyms for identifying:

Sense 1

descriptive.

Other synonyms and related words:

discriminating, classic, characteristic, peculiar, individual, descriptive, typical, distinctive, distinguishing, symptomatic, diagnostic, distinct, proper.

identifying (noun)

characteristic, distinguishing, distinctive.

discovering (verb)

revealing, Realizing, solving, Recognizing, Unearthing, Eliciting, Fathoming, detecting, Discovering, disclosing, determining, Disinterring, finding, digging up, unmasking, Exposing, unraveling, Educing.

naming (verb)

Titling, calling, christening, Tagging, Designating, Labeling, Terming, naming.

Usage examples for identifying:

• A few words toward identifying these ruins. - "Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I.", John L. Stephens.
• He set himself deliberately to the task of identifying the interests of the propertied classes with those of the Government. - "Union and Democracy", Allen Johnson.
• Useful observations may be made by an unskilled observer provided that he is capable of identifying a star with certainty. - "A Plan for Securing Observations of the Variable Stars", E. C. Pickering.