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. 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.

2. Tom Graves:

   Naming a ship for Joe Rosenthal would also represent Iwo Jima, the Marines and the Pacific war.

3. Eric Woolworth:

   The collapse of our previous partner caught everyone by surprise but, in conjunction with Miami-Dade County, we worked efficiently and incredibly quickly to fill our naming rights vacancy with Kaseya.

4. Carlos Magdalena:

   I have learnt so much in the process of officially naming this new species and it's been the biggest achievement of my 20-year career at Kew.

5. Dick Durbin:

   The administration position was defended by both of them in terms of what we had done naming 17 people who would suffer because we believed they were involved. But there was no satisfying answer about how it is possible that this could have occurred without the crown prince's knowledge or direction.