Synonyms for naming
nam·ing

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1. namingnoun

   the verbal act of naming

   "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"

   Synonyms:
   appointment, assignment, designation

   Antonyms:
   connotative

2. appointment, assignment, designation, namingadjective

   the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

   "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

   Synonyms:
   duty assignment, appellation, appointment, date, appellative, assigning, designation, appointee, identification, assignment, grant, fitting, engagement, denomination

   Antonyms:
   connotative

3. appellative, naming(a)adjective

   inclined to or serving for the giving of names

   "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"

   Antonyms:
   connotative

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1. List of paraphrases for "naming":

   nomenclature, designation, baptism, name, appoint, appointing, christening, appellation, appointment, denomination, designating

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1. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus:

   Somehow, in the 21st century, we started naming ships with strange acronyms ... instead of from our naval traditions ... so we are going to change the hull designation of the ?#?LCS?? class ships to FF (frigate) ... appropriate and traditional name.

2. Sachin Varghese:

   We are deeply saddened by the loss of Congressman John Lewis, and wish very much that we were not in this position today. The Democratic Party of Georgia takes our legal responsibility of naming a nominee to this seat seriously, and we are making every effort to honor Congressman Lewis' legacy and the people of the Fifth District throughout this process, while working within the applicable legal framework.

3. Joe Scarborough:

   People very close to him told us that he feared he was pre-dementia, that he had changed. You watch Donald Trump in the late 1980s, even in the 90s, you watch him now, he is completely changed, can we talk about the media again doing their own self-diagnosis of the problem?Like, youre not allowed to make any jokes right now about Jerry Nadler having an issue, but people like Joe Scarborough are allowed to go on national television and say that people have told Joe Scarborough without actually naming anybody, that the president is pre-dementia.

4. John Knoebel:

   'Gay' as a word was a new, dynamic radical word to use, we were the first organization that actually called ourselves gay and that was an offensive word to many people. We were naming ourselves and identifying ourselves and finally out of the closet and open and radical.

5. Nathaniel Powell:

   The swift announcement of the establishment of a military council and naming his son Mahamat as head of state, however, indicates regime continuity, this probably aims to counter any coup-making efforts from within the security establishment and to reassure Chad’s international partners.