Synonyms for nominate
ˈnɒm əˌneɪt; -nɪtnom·i·nate

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1. nominate

   Synonyms:
   name, specify, appoint, individualize, define, invest, present, entitle

   Antonyms:
   suggest, indicate, conjecture, describe, recal, deprive, cancel, withdraw, divert

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1. nominate, put up, put forwardverb

   propose as a candidate for some honor

   Synonyms:
   digest, abide, evoke, tolerate, put forward, support, house, tin, can, endure, appoint, put up, post, stick out, call down, conjure, make, state, arouse, assert, offer, invoke, propose, conjure up, stomach, erect, raise, stir, provide, call forth, brook, set up, domiciliate, name, suffer, bring up, stand, rear, posit, contribute, constitute, submit, bear

2. nominate, proposeverb

   put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position

   "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

   Synonyms:
   suggest, aim, put up, pop the question, appoint, propose, name, purport, declare oneself, purpose, put forward, project, advise, offer, make, constitute

3. name, nominate, makeverb

   charge with a function; charge to be

   "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

   Synonyms:
   wee-wee, take, hit, bring in, key out, refer, construct, draw, cook, have, piddle, hold, distinguish, piss, constitute, discover, do, reach, earn, make believe, get to, diagnose, shit, defecate, lay down, make water, name, pass water, stimulate, progress to, create, crap, bring up, take a shit, pretend, advert, gain, ready, establish, realize, list, make up, propose, give, attain, pull in, induce, form, pee, make, wee, ca-ca, get, describe, prepare, micturate, identify, take in, score, put forward, build, throw, arrive at, pee-pee, cite, relieve oneself, spend a penny, mention, puddle, take a crap, clear, appoint, produce, put up, call, take a leak, key, cause, urinate, work, fix, realise, stool, seduce

4. appoint, name, nominate, constituteverb

   create and charge with a task or function

   "nominate a committee"

   Synonyms:
   found, form, put up, list, appoint, identify, represent, be, bring up, mention, name, describe, advert, plant, put forward, comprise, establish, key out, propose, institute, diagnose, call, charge, discover, make up, distinguish, cite, refer, key, make, constitute

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1. nominateverb

   Synonyms:
   name for an office, propose as a candidate, designate for appointment or election

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1. List of paraphrases for "nominate":

   appoint, designate, nominates, propose, nomination, designating, appointment, nominating

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1. Michelle Ng:

   I struggle to nominate a favorite restaurant in Hong Kong as there are too many I truly enjoy going to, but one place that I have a real soft spot for is Yu Chuan in Wan Chai, the quality and execution of the food is excellent and the cost is wallet-friendly.

2. Wasserman Schultz:

   We're thrilled to move to the next step of the selection process to determine where Democrats will come together to nominate the 45th President of the United States.

3. Marco Rubio:

   As we look ahead, it must be a priority of the next president to nominate judges and justices committed to applying the Constitution as written and originally understood.

4. Dick Harpootlian:

   There's always another shoe to drop with Hillary, do we nominate her not knowing what's in those e-mails? If the e-mails were just her and her family and friends canoodling about fashion and what they're going to do next week, that's one thing. But the fact that she's already turned e-mails to the Benghazi committee because she was doing official business on it means she's going to die by 1,000 cuts on this one.

5. Carrie Severino:

   We wanted to be supportive, but there were these nagging doubts, you can’t assume someone is going to go south, but it appears the concerns were warranted. It’s what happens when you nominate someone who doesn’t have a clear record.