- identity
- nounADJECTIVE▪ true▪ assumed, false▪
He was discovered living under an assumed identity in South America.
▪ mistaken▪This is obviously a case of mistaken identity.
▪ new▪ secret▪They didn't reveal her secret identity to her family members.
▪ stolen▪the use of a stolen identity in the commission of a crime
▪ strong▪ distinct, distinctive, individual, personal, separate, unique▪These populations have managed to maintain distinct identities.
▪ collective, common, communal, shared▪ dual, multiple▪Shanghai itself has multiple identities.
▪ civic, class, corporate, cultural, national, political, professional, regional, religious, sexual, social▪ Catholic, Islamic, Jewish, etc.▪ black, ethnic, racial▪the struggle for black identity
▪ American, Asian, etc.▪ female, feminine, gender, male, masculine▪ gay, homosexual, lesbian▪ genetic▪the shared genetic identity of identical twins
▪ brand▪the ability to maintain a strong brand identity
VERB + IDENTITY▪ build, construct, create, define, determine, develop, establish, find, forge, form, shape▪They are still struggling to establish their identity as a political party.
▪The company forged its own identity by producing specialist vehicles.
▪ give sb/sth▪He felt that having a job gave him an identity.
▪ affirm, assert, express▪the way in which African American writers have asserted their identity
▪ reclaim▪It is crucial that she reclaim her identity and confirm where she belongs.
▪ base▪an ethnic identity based on their common national ancestry
▪ share▪They share a collective identity, united by an independent spirit.
▪ keep, maintain, preserve, retain▪Many minority groups are struggling to maintain their cultural identity.
▪ lose▪ change▪He changed his identity on his release from prison.
▪ adopt, assume, take on▪The company adopted a new corporate identity, including a new logo.
▪She was given a false passport and assumed a new identity.
▪ disclose, expose, leak, reveal▪Someone in the administration leaked the identity of an undercover CIA agent.
▪He refused to reveal the identity of his client.
▪ determine, discover, find out, learn, uncover▪Determining the identity of the killer will take all his considerable skills.
▪ guess▪It was easy to guess the identity of the thief.
▪ know▪It is important to know the identity and nature of the enemy.
▪ confirm, verify▪The system will verify the identity of incoming visitors.
▪ conceal, disguise, hide, keep secret, mask, protect▪Her voice was disguised to conceal her identity.
▪ steal▪His identity was stolen and used to purchase goods from a catalogue.
IDENTITY + NOUN▪ bracelet, tag▪ card, documents, papers▪ parade (BrE)▪The victim picked out her attacker in an identity parade.
▪ fraud, theft▪credit-card identity theft
▪ thief▪ verification▪The technology is typically used for identity verification.
▪ confusion, crisis, issue▪The country suffered from an identity crisis for years after the civil war.
▪He had not resolved his identity issue.
▪ politics (esp. AmE)▪the identity politics of gender or race
▪ development, formation (both esp. AmE)▪the importance of family history within identity formation
PREPOSITION▪ identity as▪Scotland has never lost its identity as a separate nation.
▪ identity between▪the stylistic identity between the first text and the others
PHRASES▪ proof of identity▪The police officer asked him for proof of identity.
▪ a search for identity▪His search for his cultural identity took him to where his parents were born.
▪ a sense of identity
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
