IDENTITY CARD Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

identity card

noun

Definition of identity card

as in identification

something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be Motorists were stopped at a checkpoint and required to present identity cards before traveling any further.

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Recent Examples of identity card Unlike OCIs, NRIs have full citizenship and are accordingly entitled to a passport and a voter’s identity card. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 Due to widespread noncompliance, lack of funding and pressure from the CCBA, the federal government stopped enforcing the identity card requirement, a 1995 paper by now-University of Michigan law professor Ellen Katz stated. — Ko Lyn Cheang, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026 Thales’s Singapore facility now produces more than 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and nearly 10 million passport data pages annually for customers worldwide. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for identity card

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Noun

The referendums touch on tax levels, voter identification requirements and the city’s ability to finance affordable housing projects.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Investigators found no identification at the scene, and extreme decomposition prevented them from obtaining DNA from the bodies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of identification

Noun

State officials said the isolated instances of noncitizens voting, if accurate, are not evidence of widespread voter fraud.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Experimental evidence for the equation, however, remained restricted to the subatomic domain for many decades.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of evidence

Noun

Section 217 of the City Charter grants the controller and other city officers the power to order individuals to produce documents and to attend hearings, with subpoenas issued via the City Clerk’s office.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
That person then contacted PETA, which sent two people to work undercover at Grand Barr and document conditions.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of document

Noun

Some strategists, anticipating that the committee may raise flags, now try to get ahead of the process by submitting additional documentation, including filmmaker quotes and source materials, to explain why a film belongs in its intended category.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Importers should maintain documentation supporting their origin determinations, including relevant supplier information and manufacturing records.

— Shannon Hynds, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of documentation

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