What is another word for identify with?

Pronunciation: [a͡ɪdˈɛntɪfˌa͡ɪ wɪð] (IPA)

Identify with is a phrase that expresses a sense of connection or understanding towards someone or something. There are different synonyms that can be used to describe this feeling. One alternative is relate to, which suggests a personal connection based on shared experiences or similarities. Another synonym is empathize with, which implies the ability to understand and feel the emotions or perspectives of others. Similarly, the phrase feel akin to can be used to describe a sense of similarity or closeness towards something. Finally, the term see oneself in can indicate a strong identification or personal investment in a particular situation or character.

What are the hypernyms for Identify with?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Identify with

  • I understand that when people read my books that there's something there - but I don't identify with it.
    Kathy Acker
  • I always felt myself to be an unlucky person like Donald, who is a victim of so many circumstances. But there isn't a person in the United States who couldn't identify with him. He is everything, he is everybody; he makes the same mistakes that we all make.
    Carl Barks
  • I get a lot of mail from men who really identify with Stuart, you know, Sparrow's boyfriend. I love that. Even though I used to say I wanted men to read the strip even though there weren't any men in it, so they'd be forced to identify with the women.
    Alison Bechdel
  • The Big Chill is one of those things that everybody can identify with. Between eight characters, they can pick somebody who's somewhat like them.
    Tom Berenger
  • We all have such common ways to identify with each other, and I think when you approach music in that organic way, it's almost indescribable how it connects human to human and heart to heart.
    Debby Boone

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