NOMINATED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

nominated

verb

past tense of nominate

as in named

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

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as in appointed

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

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Recent Examples of nominated Trump, a Republican, has since nominated Smith to be an appeals court judge. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 It was nominated for 12 Oscars in 2013, and took home two, including best actor for Day-Lewis. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Page became the fourth-youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress at the time when he was nominated for his performance in the coming-of-age comedy Juno (2007). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 Winning another Emmy is off the table, though, making this a race between the gifted Seehorn, a perennial Emmy underachiever, and Russell, nominated five times as actor and still looking for her first trophy. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Saint made her film debut in 1954's On the Waterfront opposite Marlon Brando, and on her first go, she was nominated for and won Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Plus, which Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Actress contenders at the Oscars this year could potentially see double nomination now that the Academy has lifted its ban on actors being nominated multiple times in the same category. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 July 2026 Despite its mixed reception and the eventual drama surrounding its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, and the following implosion during awards season, it got nominated for best picture at the 2023 Academy Awards, and Vaccarello got close to Oscar glory. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best screenplay, and his screenplay won a BAFTA Award, the Waldo Salt Award at the Sundance Film Festival, an Independent Spirit Award, and numerous other prizes. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026

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During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.

— Sofi Zeman July 2, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
The birds — a female named Långet, and two males named Mames and Sindålu — made their home on the island with the six other birds in September 2024, marking the first time since 1988 that Guam kingfishers have lived in the wild.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of named

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After the independence resolution was proposed, in June 1776, Congress appointed the Committee of Five (John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman) to draft the Declaration.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
And then there’s coach Mohamed Ouahbi – only appointed in March this year but who had been well established within the national team set-up – who has quickly made his stylistic mark.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of appointed

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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of called

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Zoe McCurnin, a lead animal control officer, was assigned to the case.

— Velvet Wu July 1, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
For the employees assigned to institutions slated for closure, the uncertainty surrounding transfers, relocations, or the loss of local employment only adds to those challenges.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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Daniela DaSuta, founder of SommSpace in Austin, recommends looking for wines labeled Alto Adige, Collio, Collio Goriziano or Friuli Colli Orientali, all benchmark areas for the variety.

— Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
He's been labeled a hoaxer and scammer by some, but that has done nothing to slow him down.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of labeled

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Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls.

— Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of constituted

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Fines for such infractions in West Newport Beach and the Peninsula — dubbed safety enhancement zones — will be tripled through July 6.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The celebrations also included a maritime ship show, dubbed Sail4th 250, in the harbor and a flyover by the Blue Angels.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

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