Synonyms of naming

naming 1 of 2

noun

as in designation

Related Words

• designation
• nomination
• assignment
• option
• decision
• appointment
• selecting
• picking
• choosing
• election
• selection
• choice

naming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of name

1

as in calling

to give a name to

decided to name her new puppy "Bubbles"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in specifying

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

I don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specifying
• mentioning
• citing
• noticing
• noting
• quoting
• indicating
• introducing
• suggesting
• explaining
• referring (to)
• touching (on or upon)
• announcing
• pronouncing
• implying
• dropping
• designating
• inferring
• clarifying
• publishing
• adverting (to)
• intending
• instancing
• signaling
• signifying
• declaring
• alluding (to)
• pointing (out)
• intimating
• publicizing
• proclaiming
• hinting (at)
• interpolating
• advertising
• broadcasting
• infiltrating
• denominating
• sounding
• interposing
• bringing up
• elucidating
• interjecting
• insinuating
• broaching
• spelling out
• clearing (up)
• explicating
• worming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• disregarding
• neglecting
• overlooking
• passing over
• slighting
• overpassing

3

as in nominating

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

was named the provost of the university

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in selecting

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

you don't like my offer? Just name your price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selecting
• choosing
• picking
• taking
• electing
• designating
• preferring
• tagging
• culling
• nominating
• handpicking
• opting (for)
• singling (out)
• adopting
• cherry-picking
• appointing
• marking
• accepting
• tapping
• embracing
• setting
• preselecting
• fixing
• tabbing
• espousing
• settling (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• turning down
• repudiating
• disapproving
• discarding
• throwing away
• spurning
• throwing out
• negativing
• jettisoning

5

as in setting

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

you name the date and I'll make sure I'm there

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

6

as in choosing

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

they finally named a date for the wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choosing
• figuring
• deciding
• opting
• resolving
• finding
• determining
• settling (on or upon)
• selecting
• concluding
• picking
• ruling
• decreeing
• electing
• culling
• preferring
• adjudicating
• adjudging
• contemplating
• debating
• pondering
• deliberating
• ruling (on)
• judging
• handpicking
• weighing
• considering
• studying
• thinking (about or over)
• arbitrating
• singling (out)
• meditating
• questioning
• refereeing
• ruminating
• cogitating
• entertaining
• umpiring
• mulling (over)
• chewing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• turning down
• delaying
• abstaining
• halting
• stalling
• hesitating
• temporizing
• wavering
• vacillating
• waffling
• shilly-shallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of naming

Noun

The project got a huge boost in 2022, when Bill Witte and his wife Keiko Sakamoto contributed $4 million toward its construction and, with that, secured naming rights for the facility. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

Ballmer nearly granted Aspiration naming rights to the team’s new $2-billion arena, but instead chose financial services firm Intuit. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

In the background, two lawsuits are coursing through the court system seeking to curb the naming effort altogether. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026

What looks like a coordination issue may be a trust issue; what looks like a governance gap may be a fear of accountability; what looks like resistance to change may be uncertainty no one feels safe naming. — Mehmet Egilmezer, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Its parent company, Alphabet, generally doesn’t have a sense of humor in its product naming, but its subsidiary, Google, did recently launch an AI image-generation product called Nano Banana. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026

Last month, Lopiano was among the Stamford sports figures honored with the naming of a field in her honor. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026

The university also finalized a 10-year naming rights agreement for Williams Arena, which will now be called The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. — CBS News, 17 June 2026

The Park District and Chicago Piping Plovers plan to announce a naming contest Tuesday for the four chicks, with organizers encouraging submissions tied to Chicago history or culture. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Verb

Joe Prince-Wright, Nick Mendola and Andy Edwards preview Norway taking on England, naming the keys to the game and the scenarios that could unfold. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

After Graham Platner officially withdrew from the Maine Senate race this week, Democrats are now in the process of naming his replacement. — The Editors, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Peddling her body since the age of 12, Bambi now lives and works on her own terms, naming her worth and selecting her clients without anyone bossing her around. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

By naming a condition as a disease, institutions transform it from a collection of observations into a new class of object, creating new possibilities for intervention, regulation, and investment. — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

First, acknowledge and validate the emotion in the room, naming what the client seems to be feeling rather than rushing past it. — Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The locals who work for safari companies have an apt and often unflattering way of naming sportsmen. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

After it was signed into law, county commissioners narrowly approved a naming rights and license agreement to formally rename the airport. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026

If tension rises around roles, keep the spotlight moving by naming strengths out loud. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026