NOMINATED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

nominated

verb

past tense of nominate

as in named

to give a name to this first drawing, which we'll nominate as Plan A, shows how the house would look with the smaller annex

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as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty the U.S. Constitution directs the president to nominate ambassadors

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Recent Examples of nominated Moland’s films have been nominated for the Golden Bear four times, twice winning awards. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 July 2026 The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the documentary prize L’Œil d’or. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026 Pullman most recently starred opposite Sally Field in the Netflix movie Remarkably Bright Creatures, which was recently nominated for three Emmy Awards, and in The Testament Of Ann Lee alongside Amanda Seyfried. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 July 2026 Shue went on to star in many films, including Adventures of Babysitting (1987), Back to the Future II (1989), Back to the Future III (1990) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995), for which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 The party nominated Dan Cox to challenge Moore in the general election in November. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026 He was unopposed to run as party leader, having been nominated by 379 Members of Parliament to lead it. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 As executive producer of the popular NBC series, he was twice nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program category. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 17 July 2026 Sonni-Lambie spent last season excelling for the under-18s and was nominated for the league’s player of the season award after scoring 21 goals, one of which was from the halfway line. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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He was named co-anchor last year, serving alongside Savannah Guthrie.

— Tom Winter, NBC news, 17 July 2026
There’s one more named Faith after the George Michael song she was conceived to.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of named

Verb

Because the mayor has not appointed any of the other members, judicial appointments have stalled.

— Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
She was considered more vulnerable than Perdue after being appointed to replace Johnny Isakson, who retired because of health issues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

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Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
People crowded the entrance as if waiting for their boarding group to be called, which didn’t make sense to me — there were no overhead bins to claim!

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026

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Rampersad, a sergeant who was believed to have been killed in Friday's attacks, was assigned to the 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
The personal finance site then assigned the cities a score out of 100.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of assigned

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Cook Political Report labeled the race as a toss-up ahead of the primary, but following the results switched its analysis to reflect a slight Democratic advantage.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 22 July 2026
Leaders need spaces where people can speak honestly without being labeled difficult.

— Leslie Mizerak, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of labeled

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And because God is Spirit, our identity is wholly spiritual, constituted of all the qualities of God.

— Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
But Boasberg said that the State Department’s argument clashed with its own assessment of what constituted a foreign sovereign threat under the policy.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Definition of constituted

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Their band, dubbed The Reverends, put out its first real record when Dane was 14.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
The attack was planned to take place at the cage-fighting show dubbed UFC Freedom 250, which was held on the South Lawn of the White House to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of dubbed

Verb

The division charged with keeping a handle on parasitic diseases had already been small, with only a few employees designated to parasite work.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Uruguay won the first World Cup on home soil that year, at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo—still the only stadium FIFA has ever named a Historical Monument of World Football, designated in 1983.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026

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