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past participle of designate.
past tense form of designate.

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designated

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destined adj.
indicated adj.
named adj.
numbered adj.
special adj.

ADJECTIVE

destined

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appropriated booked

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appointed assigned chosen consigned delegated determined directed entrained heading prepared routed scheduled specified

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bent upon bound for ordered to

Antonyms

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avoidable unscheduled

ADJECTIVE

indicated

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determined marked recorded registered

ADJECTIVE

named

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titled

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baptized called christened denominated dubbed entitled labeled specified tagged termed

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appellated

ADJECTIVE

numbered

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categorized checked contained counted doomed enumerated fated fixed included indicated marked specified told totalled

Antonyms

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infinite unlimited unnumbered

ADJECTIVE

special

Synonyms

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appropriate certain different exceptional exclusive extraordinary individual limited main major memorable particular peculiar personal primary proper rare significant specialized specific unique unusual

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best characteristic chief choice express first gala set smashing sole

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defined definite determinate earmarked especial festive marked momentous out of the ordinary red-letter reserved restricted select uncommon unreal

Antonyms

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OK common commonplace conventional familiar general improper indefinite insignificant like minor normal ordinary regular secondary similar standard uncertain unimportant unlimited unnoteworthy unrestricted unsuitable usual

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least worst

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indistinctive undistinguished

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designated

Lozano was introduced on Aug. 7 as the club’s new designated player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Each account has designated beneficiaries, and those beneficiaries are aware that I hold her power of attorney.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Part of the area, which sits within the Howardian Hills National Landscape, is designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Chinese government has designated robotics a strategic industry, and says that by last year, more than 140 Chinese companies had already launched more than 330 humanoid robot models.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Each class had a designated “chief of class,” a student who was in charge of keeping the class in order if the teacher left the room—basically, a spy.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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