Synonyms 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

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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

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

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

3. delegate, 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, fate

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

5. destine, 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, assign

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

6. intend, 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 apart

   Antonyms:
   outgoing

Matched Categories

1. • Appoint
   • Inform
   • Ordain
   • Plan

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. designateverb

   Synonyms:
   specify, particularize, distinguish, define, indicate, denote, show, point out, mark out

2. designateverb

   Synonyms:
   denominate, name, entitle, style, call, dub, term, characterize, describe, christen

3. designateverb

   Synonyms:
   appoint, assign, allot

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1. 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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1. District Judge Amit Mehta:

   My experience is that they are going to designate all or nearly all of the information that they produce as highly confidential, that’s what’s going to happen.

2. Duyeon Kim:

   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.

3. John McCain:

   I am particularly humbled that my colleagues chose to designate legislation of such importance in my name. Serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee has been an incredibly meaningful experience since my first days on Capitol Hill.

4. 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.

5. Drew Hammill:

   We must replace CUTGO to allow Democrats to designate appropriate offsets( including revenue increases), a vote AGAINST the Democratic Rules package is a vote to let Mick Mulvaney make across the board cuts, unilaterally reversing Democratic initiatives and funding increases.