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identity
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of IDENTITY
1
the state of being exactly alike <although the covers of the two paperback editions of the novel are different, there's a complete identity in the texts>
Synonyms identicalness, sameness
Related Words oneness, selfsameness; homogeneity, homogeneousness, homology; equality, equivalence; accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence, likeness, resemblance, similarity
2
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people <children begin to form their own identity by the age of two>
Related Words distinctiveness, idiosyncrasy, oneness, peculiarity, separateness, singleness, singularity, uniqueness; disposition, humor, nature, temper, temperament; independence
Near Antonyms conformity, conventionality
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