100 Words to Use Instead of “Identify”

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Accredit Officially recognize as valid.
2. Acknowledged Admit or recognize as true.
3. Affirm State positively; confirm.
4. Allocate Assign to a category or group.
5. Analyze Examine to determine meaning.
6. Appraise Assess value or quality.
7. Ascertain Find out for certain.
8. Assign Designate or attribute to.
9. Associate Connect with something related.
10. Authenticate Verify as genuine.
11. Badge Mark as belonging to.
12. Brand Label with a distinctive mark.
13. Break down Separate into parts for clarity.
14. Bring to light Reveal something previously hidden.
15. Catalog List systematically; classify.
16. Categorize Place into a class.
17. Characterize Describe defining features.
18. Check Examine for accuracy.
19. Cite Name as an example.
20. Classify Arrange by shared traits.
21. Confirm Establish as true.
22. Corroborate Support with additional evidence.
23. Decode Interpret from coded form.
24. Define State the exact meaning.
25. Demarcate Set boundaries or limits.
26. Demonstrate Show clearly with evidence.
27. Detect Discover something unnoticed.
28. Determine Decide or establish exactly.
29. Diagnose Determine the nature of.
30. Differentiate Recognize as distinct.
31. Discern Perceive or recognize clearly.
32. Discover Find or learn something.
33. Distinguish Tell apart by differences.
34. Document Record as evidence.
35. Elucidate Make clear; explain.
36. Establish Prove or set firmly.
37. Evaluate Judge quality or significance.
38. Examine Inspect closely.
39. Expose Reveal by uncovering.
40. Extract Pull out key details.
41. Figure out Understand after thinking.
42. Find Locate or discover.
43. Fingerprint Mark uniquely for recognition.
44. Flag Mark as noteworthy.
45. Gauge Estimate amount or level.
46. Group Put into related sets.
47. Highlight Emphasize as important.
48. Home in on Focus on the exact target.
49. Hunt down Search until found.
50. Index List for easy reference.
51. Indicate Point out; show.
52. Infer Conclude from evidence.
53. Inspect Look over carefully.
54. Interpret Explain the meaning of.
55. Isolate Separate from others.
56. Judge Form an opinion about.
57. Key out Determine using a key.
58. Label Attach a descriptive name.
59. Learn Gain knowledge of.
60. Locate Find the position of.
61. Log Record systematically.
62. Map Represent or lay out.
63. Mark Indicate with a sign.
64. Match Pair by similarity.
65. Measure Determine size or amount.
66. Name State the proper term.
67. Narrow down Reduce to fewer options.
68. Note Notice or observe.
69. Notice Become aware of.
70. Observe Watch carefully.
71. Pin down Determine precisely.
72. Pinpoint Locate with exactness.
73. Place Put in a position or class.
74. Point out Direct attention to.
75. Presume Assume as likely true.
76. Probe Investigate deeply.
77. Profile Describe key traits briefly.
78. Prove Show as true.
79. Qualify Meet required conditions.
80. Quantify Express as a number.
81. Rank Arrange by order or grade.
82. Recognize Know again; acknowledge.
83. Record Write down as evidence.
84. Refine Improve by removing errors.
85. Register Enter into an official list.
86. Reveal Make known.
87. Root out Find and remove completely.
88. Screen Examine to select or reject.
89. Search Look for something.
90. Select Choose from among options.
91. Single out Choose as distinct.
92. Sort Arrange by type.
93. Specify State precisely.
94. Spot Notice or detect.
95. Spot-check Check a small sample.
96. Spotlight Draw attention to.
97. Substantiate Provide supporting evidence.
98. Survey Examine broadly.
99. Tag Label briefly.
100. Test Try to determine quality.