Synonyms of denominate

denominate

verb

di-ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt 

as in to name

to give a name to

stargazing is nothing more than that, and denominating it as astrology does not make it a science

Synonyms & Similar Words

• name
• call
• designate
• dub
• label
• nominate
• term
• entitle
• title
• christen
• nickname
• baptize
• style
• specify
• denote
• clepe
• stigmatize
• brand
• rename
• tag
• miscall
• relabel
• misname
• rechristen
• mistitle
• code-name
• surname

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of denominate

United have used their RCF — which is denominated in sterling, not dollars — more frequently over the past few seasons since burning through cash reserves during the Covid-19 pandemic. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026

Because a huge share of global finance is either denominated in dollars or runs through US financial institutions, international banks cannot afford to lose access to the American economy. — Quinn Slobodian, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026

Sales of dollar- and euro-denominated bonds from developing nations this month are already running some 200% above volumes seen last April, data compiled by Bloomberg shows. — Selcuk Gokoluk, Bloomberg, 19 Apr. 2026

And beyond the fall in funding amounts, a mark of the evolution in Chinese-Africa lending is that lenders are increasingly denominating loans in yuan instead of the US dollars. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026