Collocations for identity - noun

true | assumed, false
He was discovered living under an assumed identity in South America.

mistaken
This is obviously a case of mistaken identity.

new | common, corporate, cultural, national, personal, political, racial, sexual

create, develop, establish, forge
They are still struggling to establish their identity as a political party. | The company forged its own identity by producing specialist vehicles.

give sb/sth
He felt that having a job gave him an identity.

maintain, preserve
Many minority groups are struggling to maintain their cultural identity.

lose | change
He changed his identity and moved abroad on his release from prison.

assume
She was given a false passport and assumed a new identity.

disclose, reveal
He refused to reveal the identity of his client.

discover, find out | guess
It was easy to guess the identity of the thief.

conceal, hide, keep secret, protect
Her voice was disguised to conceal her identity.

bracelet, tag | card, documents, papers | code | parade
The victim picked out her attacker in an identity parade.

crisis
The country suffered from an identity crisis for years after the civil war.

~ as
Scotland has never lost its identity as a separate nation.

proof of identity
The police officer asked him for proof of identity.

a search for identity
His search for his cultural identity took him to where his parents were born.

a sense of identity