Synonyms of earmarked

earmarked

verb

past tense of earmark

as in dedicated

to keep or intend for a special purpose

the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicated
• devoted
• allocated
• saved
• reserved
• set by
• set apart
• gave up (to)
• consecrated
• used
• set aside
• entrusted
• blessed
• consigned
• employed
• confided
• applied
• committed
• sanctified
• hallowed
• bestowed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• misused
• misapplied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of earmarked

The budget proposal does not appear to include funding earmarked to run the CTA’s Orange Line 24 hours a day, an idea first announced by acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen last year. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

More investment will be earmarked for contingencies, reflecting in part the view that reaching a diplomatic resolution to the Iran war is unlikely anytime soon. — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

The money would be earmarked mostly for the health care of low-income Californians, to help offset federal cuts to Medicaid. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Funds earmarked for education, transportation and public safety could not be used for those programs. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

The block, which runs from Lusk Street to Capitol Boulevard between Royal Boulevard and Island Avenue, is earmarked for 325 affordable apartments, with units for people exiting homelessness, retail space and public parking. — Mark Dee october 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026

As long as his rehab program stays on track, general manager Jeremy Zoll earmarked the third week of November for when López’s mound work should begin. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

That tax—which taxes income, not wealth—charges an additional four per cent on incomes above a million dollars, and its revenues are earmarked for transportation and education. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Alexander remains only one cog in a deportation machine for which the federal government has now earmarked $240 billion. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026