DESIGNATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DESIGNATION?

Need another word that means the same as “designation”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “designation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Designation” are: appellation, appellative, denomination, identification, appointment, assignment, naming, nomination, selection, choice, picking, election, classification, classing, labelling, specification, definition, defining, earmarking, stipulation, particularization, pinpointing, title, honorific, label

Designation as a Noun

Definitions of "Designation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “designation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action of choosing someone to hold an office or post.
• The act of putting a person into a non-elective position.
• The action of choosing a place for a special purpose or giving it a special status.
• Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.
• An official name, description, or title.
• The act of designating or identifying something.

Synonyms of "Designation" as a noun (25 Words)

appellation	The action of giving a name to someone or something. The city fully justifies its appellation the Pearl of the Orient.
appellative	A common noun, such as ‘doctor’, ‘mother’, or ‘sir’, used as a vocative.
appointment	Law the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment. Government ministers and other political appointments are frequently replaced.
assignment	A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study. An assignment of leasehold property.
choice	A range of possibilities from which one or more may be chosen. I had to do it I had no choice.
classification	The action or process of classifying something. The classification of disease according to symptoms.
classing	A body of students who are taught together.
defining	Any process serving to define the shape of something.
definition	The action or process of defining something. Exercise had given his muscles superior definition.
denomination	The face value of a banknote, coin, or postage stamp. Two cards of the same denomination.
earmarking	A distinctive characteristic or attribute.
election	The action of electing or the fact of being elected. The 1860 presidential election.
honorific	An expression of respect. The Japanese use many honorifics.
identification	A person’s sense of identity with someone or something. Do you have any identification.
label	A classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive. Price labels.
labelling	An identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object.
naming	The verbal act of naming. The part he failed was the naming of state capitals.
nomination	The act of officially naming a candidate. There was keen competition for the nomination.
particularization	An individualized description of a particular instance.
picking	The act of picking crops or fruit or hops etc. He sent the first picking of berries to the market.
pinpointing	A very brief moment.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. Blocks ranging in area from 158 to 3 102 acres have been thrown open for selection.
specification	(patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention. One of the telescope s mirrors had been manufactured to incorrect specifications.
stipulation	An agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record. A stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay.
title	A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with. He looked for books with the word jazz in the title.

Usage Examples of "Designation" as a noun

• Dibden Bay's designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
• Quality designations such as ‘Premier Cru.
• A leader's designation of his own successor.

Associations of "Designation" (30 Words)

allot	Allow to have. Equal time was allotted to each.
appellation	The action of giving a name to someone or something. The city fully justifies its appellation the Pearl of the Orient.
appoint	Create and charge with a task or function. They appointed a day in May for the meeting.
appointed	Subject to appointment. The one appointed for guard duty.
appointment	The act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment. Government ministers and other political appointments are frequently replaced.
assign	Give an assignment to a person to a post or assign a task to a person. Congress had assigned the task to the agency.
assignment	A transfer of property by deed of conveyance. An assignment of leasehold property.
authorize	Grant authorization or clearance for. The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography.
candidate	A person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position. She was the perfect candidate for a biography.
commissioned	Given official approval to act. Commissioned broker.
commissioner	A member of a commission. A baseball commissioner.
delegate	A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference. Edward was delegated to meet new arrivals.
denominate	(of sums of money) be expressed in a specified monetary unit. Two principal types of word associates can be denominated paradigmatic and syntagmatic.
designate	Decree or designate beforehand. The Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
distribute	Cause to be distributed. The journal is distributed worldwide.
excellency	An outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels. The characteristic excellencies of Wordsworth's poetry are listed.
inaugural	An inaugural speech especially one made by an incoming US president. His inaugural concert as Music Director.
mayor	The head of a city government.
minister	Act as a minister of religion. Bishops in England were faced with a loss of priests to minister the sacraments.
name	Mention by name. She decided to name the child Edward.
nominate	Put forward nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position. The nominate race and two subspecies occur.
ordain	(of God or fate) decide (something) in advance. The king ordained that these courts should be revived.
ordained	Fixed or established especially by order or command. An ordained priest.
president	The office of the United States head of state. The Irish president.
reassign	Appoint (someone) to a different post or role. He ordered the ministries to reassign the vehicles.
reconfirm	Confirm again. Berghofer resigned but was reconfirmed as mayor of Dresden shortly afterwards.
reservation	A district that is reserved for particular purpose. Do you have a reservation.
respectfully	Used to express politeness to mitigate the effect of a refusal or disagreement. I respectfully declined their invitation.
successor	A thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone. He was President Lincoln s successor.
task	Assign a task to. The endless task of classifying the samples.