Synonyms of nominating

nominating

verb

present participle of nominate

1

as in naming

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in appointing

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

the U.S. Constitution directs the president to nominate ambassadors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nominating

Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

And in the event that Chris Hansen is indeed the role that finally lands the actor a nomination, in a very literal sense, the Academy will also be nominating him for The Odyssey. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

At the same time, Democrats and independents are nominating outsider candidates, some aligned with democratic socialist agendas over establishment candidates, in a sign of voter backlash against the status quo. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Trump consistently criticized former Fed Chair Jerome Powell for the same reason after nominating him to the role in 2017. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Julian Epstein wrote Democrats have lost their moral authority by nominating El-Sayed. — NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Today, while not nominating himself for said CNN editorial board, Emanuel made sure to avoid all that. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

Establishment Democrats say nominating El-Sayed is too much of a risk because some of his positions could be painted as extreme. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026