What is another word for designate?
Synonyms for designate
ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt; -nɪt, -ˌneɪtdes·ig·nate
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designateverb
Synonyms:
style, name, entitle, denominate, characterize, describedesignateverb
To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.
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entitle, characterize, style, describe, name, denominatedesignateverb
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
Synonyms:
describe, entitle, characterize, style, denominate, namedesignateverb
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Synonyms:
style, describe, characterize, entitle, name, denominate
Princeton's WordNet
designate(ip)verb
appointed but not yet installed in office
Antonyms:
outgoingdesignate, denominateverb
assign a name or title to
Synonyms:
depute, destine, delegate, assign, indicate, fate, show, doom, point, specify, denominate, intendAntonyms:
outgoingdelegate, designate, depute, assignverb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Synonyms:
put, deputize, set apart, indicate, arrogate, show, doom, destine, portion, point, ascribe, specify, depute, delegate, denominate, impute, attribute, assign, intend, allot, deputise, fateAntonyms:
outgoingindicate, point, designate, showverb
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
"I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
Synonyms:
fate, taper, place, suggest, demo, exhibit, register, show, testify, head, depict, target, evidence, sharpen, maneuver, present, read, indicate, specify, point, channelize, record, betoken, denominate, repoint, channelise, picture, assign, signal, shew, steer, usher, intend, manoeuver, delegate, destine, aim, manoeuvre, depute, level, prove, render, direct, charge, luff, doom, establish, demonstrate, evince, argue, bespeak, express, orient, guide, show up, bear witnessAntonyms:
outgoingdestine, fate, doom, designateverb
decree or designate beforehand
"She was destined to become a great pianist"
Synonyms:
denominate, destine, intend, depute, delegate, fate, show, specify, indicate, doom, sentence, point, condemn, assignAntonyms:
outgoingintend, destine, designate, specifyverb
design or destine
"She was intended to become the director"
Synonyms:
fate, qualify, narrow, peg down, show, fix, nail down, delineate, stand for, point, pin down, doom, determine, indicate, particularize, assign, specify, think, intend, signify, delegate, destine, specialize, mean, depute, delimit, specialise, stipulate, delimitate, define, limit, denominate, condition, particularise, set, narrow down, set apartAntonyms:
outgoing
Dictionary of English Synonymes
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "designate":
appoint, nominate, designating, designated, designation, denote, identify, appointed, designates, assign, describe, minister-designate, refer, appointing, specified
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How to use designate in a sentence?
The manner in which the foreign minister of Brazil suddenly informed (us of) the postponement ... when the ambassador designate was already at the palace, is unacceptable to Indonesia.
It is not up to the transitional military council to designate a prime minister in this isolated manner. We want there to be talks between political parties, civil society and other actors in order to reach a consensus.
Why this blockage? The answer certainly lies with the president and prime minister-designate, god willing, the French President Emmanuel Macron will be able to do something in his coming visit. We can only wait.
I think it is very important that he decides who will succeed him, like King Hussein did, if Qaboos does not designate a successor himself, it will be more difficult to ensure that disagreements among the family remain contained.
China and Russia will not fully enforce even existing sanctions, geopolitically it would be difficult to designate new sanctions without a very convincing rationale for Beijing, Moscow and even South Korea's Moon government.
Translations for designate
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- обозначавам, именувам, означавам, назначавам, предназначавам, определямBulgarian
- označit, vymezit, ustanovit, jmenovatCzech
- vorsehen, nennen, markieren, designieren, ausersehen, nominieren, kennzeichnen, signieren, bestimmen, benennenGerman
- titular, designar, designadoSpanish
- nimittää, merkitä, korvamerkitä, valita, määrittää, nimetä, osoittaaFinnish
- titulizarIdo
- 指定する, 称する, 示すJapanese
- addīcōLatin
- designéierenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- designa, denumi, desemna, indica, numiRomanian
- назначать, указывать, называть, именоватьRussian
- chỉ địnhVietnamese
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