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