Antonyms for designate
ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt; -nɪt, -ˌneɪtdes·ig·nate

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1. designateverb

   Synonyms:
   style, name, entitle, denominate, characterize, describe

2. designateverb

   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.

   Synonyms:
   entitle, characterize, style, describe, name, denominate

3. designateverb

   To call by a distinctive title; to name.

   Synonyms:
   describe, entitle, characterize, style, denominate, name

4. designateverb

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Appoint
   • Inform
   • Ordain
   • Plan

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1. designate(ip)verb

   appointed but not yet installed in office

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

2. designate, denominateverb

   assign a name or title to

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

   Synonyms:
   depute, destine, delegate, assign, indicate, fate, show, doom, point, specify, denominate, intend

3. delegate, designate, depute, assignverb

   give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

   Synonyms:
   put, deputize, set apart, indicate, arrogate, show, doom, destine, portion, point, ascribe, specify, depute, delegate, denominate, impute, attribute, assign, intend, allot, deputise, fate

4. indicate, 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"

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

   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 witness

5. destine, fate, doom, designateverb

   decree or designate beforehand

   "She was destined to become a great pianist"

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

   Synonyms:
   denominate, destine, intend, depute, delegate, fate, show, specify, indicate, doom, sentence, point, condemn, assign

6. intend, destine, designate, specifyverb

   design or destine

   "She was intended to become the director"

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

   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 apart

How to use designate in a sentence?

1. Foreign Ministry:

   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.

2. Adam Smith:

   I also strongly believe it is critically important that Secretary-designate Austin be confirmed as quickly as possible after President-elect Biden becomes President on January 20th.

3. Ragan Whitlock:

   Not only has that list of places changed a lot in the last 45 years, as the environment changes, what it means to designate critical habitat has changed, in 1978, two years after those original designations, Endangered Species Act was amended. Now, all critical habitat designations require that Wildlife Service identifies physical and biological features that are essential to the preservation of the species.

4. Ron Wyden:

   Secretary-designate Yellen is one of the world’s top economic minds, and her perspective on economic matters has been widely sought after since she left the Federal Reserve.

5. Marci Hamilton:

   Where the public transportation is open to all, there is a strong argument to designate a limited public forum to ensure a peaceful and efficient system aimed at getting the public to their destinations first and foremost.

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