Synonyms of baptized

baptized 1 of 2

adjective

as in named

Related Words

• named
• termed
• designated
• christened
• dubbed
• labeled
• denominated
• specified
• celebrated
• known
• titled
• famous
• famed
• noted
• renowned
• tabbed
• notable
• noteworthy
• well-known
• remarkable
• exceptional

Dissimilar Words

• unbaptized
• unidentified
• anonymous
• unnamed
• nameless
• innominate
• untitled
• faceless
• unspecified
• undetermined
• unchristened
• unknown
• incognito
• unheard-of
• obscure
• unheralded
• unsung
• uncelebrated

baptized

2 of 2

verb

variants also baptised

past tense of baptize

1

as in called

to give a name to

baptized the child "Anne"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• named
• called
• labeled
• dubbed
• nominated
• christened
• termed
• designated
• denominated
• styled
• entitled
• nicknamed
• titled
• cleped
• specified
• stigmatized
• branded
• renamed
• denoted
• tagged
• surnamed
• miscalled
• rechristened
• misnamed
• relabeled
• code-named
• mistitled

2

as in inducted

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies

the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inducted
• inaugurated
• installed
• seated
• initiated
• received
• invested
• consecrated
• enrolled
• instated
• enlisted
• accepted
• admitted
• enshrined
• swore in
• took in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• terminated
• fired
• canned
• mustered out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baptized

Verb

Among these are baptisms, including ceremonies in which current members are baptized on behalf of their deceased, non-Mormon ancestors. — Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

She was later baptized in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle in April 2004. — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

In 2018, Jair Bolsonaro was baptized by a far-right Brazilian evangelical pastor and politician in the River Jordan. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

But in gridlock emergencies, timely, urgent reports from people baptized in the traffic beat make a large difference. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The scene also pays off a detail from Episode 7, when Max told Natalie he’d been baptized in the Cape Fear River as a boy but never learned to swim. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

He’d gotten baptized and was joining young adult and men’s groups. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 30 July 2026

Evan Bland said his wife insisted that everyone in the home needed to be baptized in the bathtub. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Lauren Collins, now a journalist at The New Yorker magazine, grew up in this church, and was baptized here. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026