Synonyms of designating

designating

verb

present participle of designate

1

as in choosing

to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority

the designated time for the meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choosing
• setting
• selecting
• picking
• appointing
• naming
• specifying
• establishing
• announcing
• arranging
• determining
• assigning
• adopting
• fixing
• coordinating
• preferring
• declaring
• settling
• orchestrating
• publishing
• pinning (down)
• opting (for)
• advertising
• singling (out)

2

as in appointing

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

he has yet to designate his successor as head of the firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointing
• nominating
• assigning
• constituting
• naming
• attaching
• placing
• authorizing
• commissioning
• detailing
• inducting
• delegating
• electing
• choosing
• selecting
• creating
• instituting
• installing
• inaugurating
• ordaining
• consecrating
• deputizing
• crowning
• instating
• anointing
• deputing
• making
• drafting
• investing
• enthroning
• voting (in)
• destining
• handpicking
• singling (out)
• throning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• expelling
• discharging
• firing
• removing
• displacing
• ejecting
• overthrowing
• evicting
• deposing
• ousting
• unseating
• dethroning
• throwing out
• unmaking
• blackballing
• uncrowning

3

as in naming

to give a name to

he was designated "Air Jordan" by his fans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naming
• calling
• labeling
• nominating
• terming
• dubbing
• entitling
• titling
• specifying
• denominating
• nicknaming
• baptizing
• denoting
• styling
• christening
• cleping
• renaming
• stigmatizing
• tagging
• branding
• relabeling
• misnaming
• rechristening
• miscalling
• mistitling
• code-naming
• surnaming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of designating

Planning Commission Vice Chair Kerry Harvey asked how much a ballot measure would cost and suggested the city consider designating all data centers as heavy industrial use. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Top-down governance sets the strategic intent and accountability by designating executive sponsorship and ownership, establishing governance councils or review boards and defining AI policies, compliance standards and risk tolerance. — Sumeet Agrawal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The Yankees should work to trade him as soon as possible and even entertain designating him for assignment. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 20 July 2026

In Miami, the city’s Miami 21 zoning code prohibits lodging stays fewer than 30 days in multi-family residential buildings like The Club unless the building has a special Certificate of Use (CU) designating it a condo-hotel. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

The state has benefitted by formally designating Netflix, Paramount and Lionsgate as studio partners, which have conferred a series of incentives to those companies over the long haul to produce titles there. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

The Red Sox already had an opening on their 40-man roster since designating left-hander Danny Coulombe for assignment over the weekend, so Jones can slot into that space. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026

Authorities said Monday that Britain is also designating the GRU Volunteer Corps, a group controlled by Russia’s military intelligence agency, as a national security threat. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

The Federal Communications Commission is designating a California IT firm as a national security risk, in part because its CEO is a Chinese citizen. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026