EARMARK Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

as in to dedicate

to keep or intend for a special purpose the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car

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Recent Examples of earmark

Verb

In 2025, the company and the federal government announced a $200 billion investment plan, with $30 billion of it earmarked to build a second chip fabrication plant in Boise. —

Mark Dee may 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026 Another $1 million is earmarked for a new library. —

Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026

Noun

That formula is the popular earmark of the Sunshine State Athletic Association, which was created in 2008 and grew rapidly in recent years as more and more teams decided the SSAA game plan better fit their programs. —

Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026 In a 58 to 42 vote, the Senate blocked a second amendment from Lee that would strike an earmark for a community and training center for a New York nonprofit that serves immigrants. —

CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for earmark

Recent Examples of Synonyms for earmark

Verb

The network depends on a global fleet of around 60 specialized vessels that lay and maintain the world’s cables, and fewer than 20 of these ships are dedicated solely to repair.

— Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Within this framework, the IUM gathering represented one of Monaco’s official moments dedicated not only to celebration, but also to opening a broader reflection on some of the most sensitive and strategic topics currently shaping the future of the sector.

— Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026