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designating

verb , present participle of designate

Synonyms and Antonyms of designating

1 to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority
  • the designated time for the meeting
Synonyms of designating

appointing, fixing, naming, setting
Words Related to designating

adopting, assigning, choosing, determining, establishing, opting (for), picking, pinning (down), preferring, selecting, settling, singling (out), specifying

arranging, coordinating, orchestrating

advertising, announcing, declaring, publishing
2 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 of designating

appointing, assigning, attaching, commissioning, constituting, detailing, naming, nominating, placing
Words Related to designating

authorizing, delegating, deputing, deputizing

anointing, consecrating, creating, inaugurating, inducting, installing, instating, instituting, investing, making, ordaining

crowning, enthroning, throning

choosing, destining, drafting, electing, handpicking, selecting, singling (out), voting (in)
Near Antonyms of designating

blackballing, deposing, dethroning, displacing, ejecting, evicting, ousting, overthrowing, removing, throwing out, uncrowning, unmaking, unseating
Antonyms of designating

discharging, dismissing, expelling, firing
3 to give a name to
  • he was designated "Air Jordan" by his fans
Synonyms of designating

baptizing (also baptising), calling, christening, cleping [archaic], denominating, dubbing, entitling, labeling (or labelling), naming, nominating, styling, terming, titling
Words Related to designating

branding, stigmatizing, tagging

denoting, specifying

miscalling, misnaming, mistitling

code-naming, nicknaming

rechristening, relabeling (or relabelling), renaming

surnaming

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