Definition for Naming:

• the verbal act of naming; " the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"

Synonyms for Naming:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • appellative.
  •quoting (adjective)
  • Stating.
  •repeating (adjective)
  • Quoting.

• a. / n.

  •marking (adjective, noun)
  • distinguishing,
  • Indicating,
  • showing,
  • Terming,
  • calling,
  • pointing out,
  • Noticing,
  • Recognizing,
  • Denominating.

• n.

  •appointment (noun)
  • selection,
  • designation,
  • nomination,
  • assigning,
  • ordination,
  • certification,
  • commissioning.
  •identification (noun)
  • description,
  • Classifying,
  • recognition,
  • establishment.
  •identifying (noun)
  • description,
  • classification.
  •mention (noun)
  • Specifying,
  • note,
  • notification,
  • allusion,
  • reference,
  • citation,
  • indication.
  •mentioning (noun)
  • Citing.
  •naming (noun)
  • designation,
  • appellative,
  • appointment,
  • Denotive,
  • assignment,
  • denotative.
  •nomination (noun)
  • suggestion,
  • proposal.
  •ordination (noun)
  • ordination,
  • appointment.

• v.

  •delegating (verb)
  • Appointing,
  • Charging,
  • assigning,
  • deputizing,
  • Consigning,
  • Authorizing,
  • Designating,
  • delegating,
  • commissioning,
  • entrusting.
  •name (verb)
  • signify,
  • cite,
  • designate,
  • christen,
  • tag,
  • denominate,
  • remark,
  • term,
  • characterize,
  • nomenclature,
  • call,
  • define,
  • title,
  • mention,
  • entitle,
  • specify,
  • style,
  • nominate,
  • baptize.
  •naming (verb)
  • Titling,
  • Labeling,
  • Tagging,
  • calling,
  • Terming,
  • christening,
  • identifying.
  •repeating (verb)
  • Quoting.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • marking.
  •denotive
  • Denotive.
  •notice
  • mention.
  •Other relevant words:
  • branding,
  • Exposing,
  • designation,
  • summon,
  • hollering,
  • selection,
  • Forming,
  • clearing,
  • corroboration,
  • phoning,
  • notation,
  • description,
  • Classifying,
  • christen,
  • semantic,
  • authentication,
  • Orismology,
  • engagement,
  • representative,
  • denominate,
  • substantiation,
  • Booting,
  • set,
  • expression,
  • foreboding,
  • reference,
  • emblematic,
  • draw,
  • appointee,
  • assignment,
  • ordinance,
  • describe,
  • term,
  • marking,
  • Puddling,
  • baptising,
  • diagnosing,
  • figuring,
  • Defecating,
  • yelling,
  • Indicating,
  • Exhibitive,
  • discerning,
  • symbolic,
  • grant,
  • specification,
  • meaningful,
  • direction,
  • Producing,
  • Selecting,
  • stirring,
  • Commending,
  • Constructing,
  • metaphorical,
  • speech act,
  • definition,
  • Patterning,
  • signify,
  • Styling,
  • hint,
  • onomatopoeia,
  • call,
  • Nominating,
  • pretending,
  • Addressing,
  • define,
  • Declaring,
  • individual,
  • identification,
  • Invoking,
  • tag,
  • distinguish,
  • delegacy,
  • imaging,
  • Nicknaming,
  • listing,
  • Baptizing,
  • citation,
  • idiosyncratic,
  • reaching,
  • Describing,
  • particularization,
  • raising,
  • figural,
  • symbolical,
  • denotative,
  • Constituting,
  • award,
  • certification,
  • style,
  • tracing,
  • designing,
  • transferral,
  • insinuation,
  • itemizing,
  • Proposing,
  • Accrediting,
  • symptomatic,
  • Comprising,
  • Denominating,
  • Signifying,
  • cooking,
  • recognising,
  • mention,
  • parenting,
  • urinating,
  • Creating,
  • readying,
  • distinguishing,
  • Faming,
  • demonstrative,
  • Delineating,
  • delineate,
  • battle,
  • Alluding,
  • rebooting,
  • significative,
  • innuendo,
  • Particularizing,
  • intimation,
  • Denominative,
  • pointing to,
  • depicting,
  • recognition,
  • decision,
  • fixing,
  • meaning,
  • denotation,
  • Earning,
  • Separating,
  • differentiation,
  • baptise,
  • fitting,
  • imparting,
  • denomination,
  • Nurturing,
  • rearing,
  • Relating,
  • establishment,
  • combat,
  • disclosure,
  • quotation,
  • Denotive,
  • Elevating,
  • constitution,
  • appellation,
  • Pertaining,
  • screaming,
  • Realizing,
  • scoring,
  • suggestive,
  • reporting,
  • characterize,
  • detailing,
  • note,
  • nomination,
  • Remarking,
  • baptism,
  • Citing,
  • Predicting,
  • stimulating,
  • crying,
  • Labelling,
  • determination,
  • ordination,
  • tabbing,
  • Stating,
  • detecting,
  • visiting,
  • conjuring,
  • determine,
  • designative,
  • Fleshing,
  • telephoning,
  • verification,
  • Preparing,
  • conclusion,
  • Referring,
  • boding,
  • evidential,
  • Symbolistic,
  • Furnishing,
  • Discovering,
  • referral,
  • name,
  • representing,
  • typical,
  • Recognizing,
  • duty assignment,
  • perception,
  • accounting,
  • Classing,
  • framing,
  • Anticipating,
  • touching,
  • represent,
  • adducing,
  • peeing,
  • observing,
  • assign,
  • detection,
  • peculiar,
  • Signalizing,
  • indicative,
  • picking out,
  • Ordainment,
  • Establishing,
  • Seducing,
  • Surnaming,
  • appointment,
  • Instituting,
  • shouting,
  • cite,
  • honoring,
  • semiotic,
  • lining,
  • expressive,
  • Indicatory,
  • concerning,
  • remark,
  • qualifying,
  • pinpointing,
  • realising,
  • significant,
  • entitle,
  • manifestation,
  • Mentioning,
  • Attaining,
  • Denoting,
  • pissing,
  • Enumerating,
  • Lifting,
  • Reputing,
  • ideographic,
  • Keying,
  • allocate,
  • appellative,
  • promising,
  • Specifying,
  • engaging,
  • pointing out,
  • notification,
  • allot,
  • Quoting,
  • pointing,
  • nominate,
  • Heeling,
  • crapping,
  • indication,
  • dubbing,
  • Pathognomonic,
  • figurative,
  • date,
  • baptize,
  • title,
  • epithet,
  • discovery,
  • showing,
  • Outlining,
  • Noticing,
  • Placing,
  • depict,
  • characterization,
  • Adverting,
  • piddling,
  • proposal,
  • enable,
  • Consulting,
  • Arousing,
  • diagnostic,
  • attending,
  • Gaining,
  • classification,
  • implicative,
  • nomenclature,
  • Antonomasia,
  • nominative,
  • connection,
  • show,
  • signification,
  • differentiating,
  • suggestion,
  • allusion,
  • Nuncupation,
  • Divulging,
  • defining,
  • disclosing,
  • designate,
  • posting,
  • Entitling,
  • fingering,
  • Symbological,
  • Acknowledging,
  • gift,
  • causing,
  • squalling,
  • planting,
  • inducing,
  • specify.

Antonyms for Naming:

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    connotative.

Homophones for Naming:

• nosh, naze, noise, nooky, nick, nonionic, nagasaki, nosy, Naja Haje, numenius, NSA, naumachia, nonesuch, nox, nesokia, negus, nowness, nausea, ninja, nanus, nix, nauseous, nainsook, NUWC, nassau, nessie, nance, nicosia, nisus, non-jew, nigh, nusku, nonechoic, numinous, NGO, nash, nonce, nasa, Neem Cake, naias, nog, nauch, niece, no-go, nuke, niche, nonage, noisy, najas, nsc, nose, NOC, neosho, neigh, New Mexico, nung, neo jazz, nan-ning, ngu, nisi, ninigi, nock, NSW, naiki, neomys, noyes, nookie, nowise, nuncio, noesis, nyse, nagi, namesake, nicu, nike, no-show, nj, nosegay, nyamwezi, nec, nanning, nexus, nyssaceae, nameko, ng, nyx, nageia, nacho, nucha, NSWC, neck, NAC, ness, naumachy, nuance, news show, nasua, nancy, nag, noxious, newness, new jazz, nonsuch, nosey, naga, noose, ngwee, news, nc, Nicaea, non-issue, naja, nazi, nanak, nigga, nice, nsu, naqua, nous, nyssa, NIJ, nagoya, newsy, names, noguchi, nemesis, Nga, nones, nook.

Hypernym for Naming:

• n.

  • communication
    numeration, acrophony, specification, indication, denotation.

Hyponym for Naming:

• n.

  • communication
    speech act.