Synonyms for designate
verb
To specify
indicate, set apart, point out, mark out, name, characterize, entitle, term, denote, signify, set aside, allocate, earmark, appoint, assign, prefer, favor; see also choose 1, name 1.
To appoint
select, nominate, name, charge; see assign 1, delegate 1.
See designate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To make known or identify, as by signs:
denote, indicate, mark, point out, show, specify. See showTo set aside or apart for a specified purpose:
allocate, appropriate, assign, earmark. See collect, moneyTo give a name or title to:
baptize, call, christen, denominate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title. See specific, wordsTo describe with a word or term:
call, characterize, label, name, style, tag, term. See specific, wordsTo select for an office or position:
appoint, make, name, nominate, tap1. See choice
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