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

Some moderate Democrats fear nominating El-Sayed would put their party's hold on the Michigan Senate seat in jeopardy. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 July 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

He’s gravitated toward Democrats with a record of performing well statewide, and party leaders fear nominating someone too far outside the mainstream in Maine, one of the top Senate battlegrounds of the 2026 cycle. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026

While these victories may not matter in deep-blue districts, Liasson says some Democrats are worried that swing states and districts could be nominating candidates who are too far left to win. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026

Political conventions during presidential election years are technically how parties conduct business such as finalizing their platform and nominating the presidential and vice presidential candidates. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Thanks to the Los Angeles Press Club for nominating many Bloomberg stories for the Southern California Journalism Awards. — Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 17 May 2026

Stewart’s future is timely because Connecticut Republicans will be nominating a candidate for governor at the state party’s convention at the Mohegan Sun casino on Saturday. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026

People are nominating not just themselves, but their moms. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026