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
• labelling
• designating
• dubbing
• labeling
• terming
• nicknaming
• entitling
• titling
• denominating
• baptizing
• baptising
• styling
• christening
• cleping
• specifying
• tagging
• renaming
• branding
• stigmatizing
• denoting
• misnaming
• relabeling
• miscalling
• relabelling
• 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