DESIGNATION Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

designation

noun

ˌde-zig-ˈnā-shən

Definition of designation

as in moniker

a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known we've never given the homemade gadget a proper designation

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as in appointment

the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty the surprising designation of an unknown as the running mate raised a few eyebrows

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Recent Examples of designation Those are the only three Dolphins players on the 53-man roster who have an injury designation for the Colts game. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026 Temporary Protected Status, better known as TPS, is a humanitarian designation that shielded hundreds of thousands of Haitians from deportation following Haiti’s 2010 devastating earthquake. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026 Ferguson says the suit alleges that Camp Mystic knew about flooding issues on the property for decades, including previous flood events, FEMA flood-hazard designations, and annual floodplain permits. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 In 2024, then-President Joe Biden officially recognized the country as a major defense partner, a designation that allows for close military cooperation. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for designation

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Noun

The company has tapped Wilson — best known by his professional moniker ThankYouX — to serve as its first artist in residence.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
Atkins next formed his own record label, Metroplex, as well as began recording under the moniker Model 500.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of moniker

Noun

The pledge also called for classroom screen-time limits and the appointment of a chief privacy officer.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Slaven also said more appointments were completed in fiscal year 2025 — which ran from October 2024 through September last year — than in any year of the Biden administration.

— Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of appointment

Noun

His name has surfaced repeatedly during the federal case against Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Haitian American whose Miami trial began five weeks ago.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Someone else’s change of plan could put your name on the line.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of name

Noun

Kansas defensive end Leroy Harris III’s assignment was to rush the passer on the most pivotal play of the Jayhawks’ 33-32 loss to UCF on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Model procedures should provide timely notice, straightforward requests, and alternative assignments without academic penalties.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of assignment

Noun

Santa Margarita’s domination in high school girls golf continued Monday, with the Eagles winning the Southern Section Division 1 team title by four strokes over Orange Lutheran at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Additionally, Witt led Team USA to the 2026 World Baseball Classic title game.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of title

Noun

After leaving David Brown’s initials off its cars for a couple of decades, Aston Martin resurrected the DB nomenclature in the early 1990s for a new grand tourer.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
The technologies themselves aren't changing, but NASA's effort to implement the nomenclature introduces new obstacles for scientific communication and the agency's digital infrastructure.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nomenclature

Noun

But neither appellation applies to Jaime, who leads a large union, or Kundassery, who plans to be an emergency-medicine doctor, or Quintero, the daughter of a custodian, who has a graduate degree from Cornell.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Included are Left Bank communes like Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Margaux, and Pessac-Léognan, Right Bank stalwarts Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, and sweet-wine appellations Sauternes and Barsac.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026

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