Antonyms for namingnam·ing

Matched Categories

1. • Speech Act

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. namingnoun

   the verbal act of naming

   "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"

   Antonyms:
   connotative

   Synonyms:
   appointment, assignment, designation

2. appointment, assignment, designation, namingadjective

   the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

   "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

   Antonyms:
   connotative

   Synonyms:
   duty assignment, appellation, appointment, date, appellative, assigning, designation, appointee, identification, assignment, grant, fitting, engagement, denomination

3. appellative, naming(a)adjective

   inclined to or serving for the giving of names

   "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"

   Antonyms:
   connotative

How to use naming in a sentence?

1. Randy Johnson:

   I never thought that I would have the opportunity to actually work on fossils that could be important for paleontologists, now that I'm Randy Johnson, I'm getting the opportunity to work on a large variety of fossils and consult with top paleontologists -- it's like a dream second career. I couldn't believe it when they told me they are naming the ankylosaur after me, a once in a lifetime honor.

2. Frank Vogel:

   It’s tough, you know what I mean? lakers fans and really sports fans in general I guess would know that building as Staples Center. I understand the disappointment the fans will have, but that’s just the way of the world. This is the business we’re in. Almost universally around the country, there’s a business element to naming rights with arenas. It’s really out of our control.

3. Neha Ojha:

   We were all waiting for him (Kundan) to host the naming ceremony of our daughter. Now we're preparing to hold his final rites.

4. Donald Trump:

   They have been impotent in the face of the greatest threat that we have ever known -- one that we experienced first-hand here in El Paso a week ago Saturday, it's almost as if the bigger the lie, the more obvious the injustice, the more furious the pace of this bizarre behavior, the more incapable we are of seeing it and clearly naming it and acting against it.

5. Leo Taddeo:

   We're always concerned when we see nation-state activity probing our infrastructure, by naming and shaming, you might bring attention to the issue and bring additional resources to bear on it.

How to pronounce naming?

How to say naming in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency