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

Media owners need consistent naming and venue classifications, accurate geolocation and specifications, current imagery, and clear creative capabilities across planning and programmatic platforms. — Denys Kanel, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

But did anyone notice the company’s tongue-in-cheek naming strategy? — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

These lines bring me to understand that poetry itself is a kind of imprecise naming, but a naming nonetheless. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Lately, state lawmakers have also handed down laws preempting local ordinances on workplace safety, cruise ships, climate goals, fertilizer, naming of airports and painting sidewalks. — Nico Rivero, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

One involves the naming of Jennifer Hegseth, wife of the defense secretary, to chair the commission. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026

The characters, cast, and crew also gave expecting parents plenty of new naming inspiration. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026

This find would lead to the naming of several now-iconic dinosaurs, including Colorado’s state fossil, the Stegosaurus. — Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

The stadium is operated by the Eagles, while the venue's naming rights are held by Lincoln Financial Group. — Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

The researchers also found that AI’s strength in flagging cancerous lesions didn’t carry over to naming the correct diagnosis among many possibilities. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

These complaints have not proven gas station non-compliance, so The Observer is not naming the gas stations users claim overcharged. — Eva Flowe october 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026

Hur’s film stops short of naming a culprit, and its critics argue that the open ending implicates Park or his government. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Although the neighborhood’s objections refer to a grocery store and several drive-through restaurants, the project’s current application describes retail and restaurant uses without naming businesses that would occupy the buildings. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

No replacement for Lin has been announced, with the expectation Rice (aka Sarandos) will be naming someone soon-ish. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Still, the cost of persistently naming these experiences as religious would seem to be very high. — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski spoke at his end-of-season press conference Thursday morning, just one day after naming Don Mattingly the full-time manager. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

In October, a month after naming former hardware lead John Ternus as its new CEO, the company will debut its first foldable iPhone—using technology for which Ternus was named on the original patent filed some 15 years ago. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026