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Synonyms and Antonyms of naming
- decided to name her new puppy "Bubbles"
baptizing (also baptising), calling, christening, cleping [archaic], denominating, designating, dubbing, entitling, labeling (or labelling), nominating, styling, terming, titling
- I don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio
alluding (to), hinting (at), implying, indicating, inferring, intending, intimating, suggesting
pointing (out), signaling (or signalling), signifying
bringing up, broaching, interjecting, interpolating, interposing, introducing
infiltrating, insinuating, worming
advertising, announcing, broadcasting, declaring, proclaiming, pronouncing, publicizing, publishing, sounding
clarifying, clearing (up), elucidating, explaining, explicating, spelling out
- was named the provost of the university
- you don't like my offer? Just name your price
- you name the date and I'll make sure I'm there
- they finally named a date for the wedding
culling, electing, handpicking, picking, preferring, selecting, singling (out)
adjudging, adjudicating, arbitrating, finding, judging, refereeing, ruling (on), umpiring
chewing over, cogitating, considering, contemplating, debating, deliberating, entertaining, meditating, mulling (over), pondering, questioning, ruminating, studying, thinking (about or over), weighing
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