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Nominative

Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

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Similar meaning 6

Appointed 84% connected

of Appoint

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Appointed 84% connected

of Appoint

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Appointive 84% connected

Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Appointive 84% connected

Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Specified 84% connected

of Specify

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Specified 84% connected

of Specify

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Broader term 1

Case 76% connected

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 6

Constitute 74% connected

To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Constitute 74% connected

To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Make 74% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Make 74% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Nominate 74% connected

To mention by name; to name.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nominate 74% connected

To mention by name; to name.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 2

Nominal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nominated 92% connected

of Nominate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Oblique 94% connected

Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Oblique 94% connected

Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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