i.d.

1. 1.

   a card or badge used to identify the bearer

   “you had to show your ID in order to get in”

   SynonymsID

   Broaderbadgepositive identification

Questions about i.d.

What does i.d. mean?

i.d. means "a card or badge used to identify the bearer".

How many syllables are in i.d.?

i.d. has 1 syllable: i.d..

What is another word for i.d.?

Close synonyms include ID. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is i.d. a common word?

i.d. is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.