Home › Words › U › underidentifyunderidentifyunderidentify means to identify insufficiently (with another person or thing).EtymologyFrom under- + identify.verbTo identify insufficiently (with another person or thing).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.underapply 63% match — To apply to an insufficient degree. vs underidentify →identificate 63% match — To identify. vs underidentify →disidentify 62% match — Not to identify with something; to reject a personal or group identity, etc. vs underidentify →undermodify 62% match — To modify insufficiently. vs underidentify →underclassify 61% match — To classify insufficiently vs underidentify →misidentification 61% match — An instance of misidentifying; an erroneous identification. vs underidentify →underdefine 60% match — To define too broadly, or in too little depth. vs underidentify →misidentifiable 60% match — Able to be misidentified. vs underidentify →