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. John Ratcliffe:

   The President should take this opportunity to nominate a DNI in the mold of Dan Coats : someone with a deep knowledge of the intelligence community, respect for the hard work intelligence professionals do to keep us safe, and the independence and integrity to speak truth to power when necessary.

2. Pasu Tivorat:

   If we nominate Hillary, then she can continue to abuse her base, every progressive idea we come up with they throw under the bus.

3. Larry Kudlow:

   Stephen Moore, we continue to back Stephen Moore, continue to back Stephen Moore. Stephen Moore's in the process being vetted by the FBI and so forth, and if Stephen Moore gets through that, we will nominate Stephen Moore formally and then Stephen Moore'll go to the Senate Banking Committee and they'll vet Stephen Moore also.

4. Stephen Breyer:

   (CNN anchor) Bernard Shaw -- we saw him on television -- said, 'They're going to nominate Judge Breyer.' Then I heard nothing for three hours, they're saying this on television, but no one's told me.

5. Steve King:

   If there's going to be competition on the immigration issue among the other candidates, who's going to stand up now and say, 'I think we really ought to nominate someone who's for amnesty'?