nominating

verb

present participle of nominate
1
as in naming
to give a name to this first drawing, which we'll nominate as Plan A, shows how the house would look with the smaller annex

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in appointing
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty the U.S. Constitution directs the president to nominate ambassadors

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of nominating At the same time, Democrats and independents are nominating outsider candidates, some aligned with democratic socialist agendas over establishment candidates, in a sign of voter backlash against the status quo. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Trump consistently criticized former Fed Chair Jerome Powell for the same reason after nominating him to the role in 2017. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Julian Epstein wrote Democrats have lost their moral authority by nominating El-Sayed. — NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026 Brazil's government in a statement responded by accusing the United States of not following international law in nominating its ambassador to Brazil. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Today, while not nominating himself for said CNN editorial board, Emanuel made sure to avoid all that. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026 Establishment Democrats say nominating El-Sayed is too much of a risk because some of his positions could be painted as extreme. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026 He’s gravitated toward Democrats with a record of performing well statewide, and party leaders fear nominating someone too far outside the mainstream in Maine, one of the top Senate battlegrounds of the 2026 cycle. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominating
  1. naming
  2. appointing
  3. calling
  4. assigning
  5. designating
  6. labeling
  7. dubbing
  8. terming
Verb
  • Garen notes that naming or displaying a device may offer limited distinction when nearby practices provide comparable services.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In November, an official with the World Health Organization directly tied to the outbreak to an anti-vaccine group stoking fear on social media, without directly naming CHD.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of naming
Verb
  • Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who shook up her top team on Monday by appointing new economy and foreign affairs spokespeople, finally gets a chance to grill Burnham on Tuesday when Parliament returns from its summer break.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Summary Wills are crucial for estate planning, defining how property is distributed, appointing executors, and designating guardians for dependents.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointing
Verb
  • Only this time, the veteran actor and comedian is running the show and calling the plays.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That's a scar the organization has been calling a personality.
    — Cynthia Ferngren, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • As more officers arrived, Kelly began directing the response, assigning priority to the most critically injured.
    — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Police emphasized that assigning the case to the Homicide Detail does not indicate Lupton's death has been ruled a homicide.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigning
Verb
  • Lawyers for the government had conceded that designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk didn't prevent companies from using the AI technology for other purposes.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The government illegally retaliated against Anthropic by designating it a supply-chain risk to national security, said yesterday’s ruling by Judge Rita Lin in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of designating
Verb
  • In Season 6, fans honed in on Andrea Carmona, quickly labeling her as an antagonist.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the government could not allow the American military to be constrained or told how to use its tools by a private company and in February took the unprecedented step of labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of labeling
Verb
  • Balfe also navigates challenges like spatial audio mixing, where collaboration with dubbing mixers is crucial.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • New and upcoming titles under the deal will carry English subtitles and dubbing in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of dubbing
Verb
  • The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • With Vice Mayor Pam Foley terming out, five individuals are vying for her District 9 seat, which encompasses a southwestern portion in San Jose, including the Cambrian Park neighborhood.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Definition of terming

Browse Nearby Words

nominates
nominating
nomination
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Nominating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominating. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of apiary

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All