denoting
Serving to indicate
Denoting is the present participle of denote, meaning to indicate, signify, or stand for.
A word denotes its referent; a symbol denotes what it represents.
In technical writing, denoting often introduces notation: Let x be a variable denoting time.
The word emphasizes the relationship between a sign and what it points to.
Embodying characteristic qualities
- characterizingDescribing defining qualities
- epitomizingRepresenting the ideal form
- exemplifyingServing as ideal instance
- depictingShowing through representation
portraying · illustrating · reflecting · expressing · demonstrating · standing for · embodying · instantiating
Attaching identifying markers
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- classifyingSorting into types
- markingIndicating with symbols
- codingWriting software instructions
stamping · cataloging · documenting · specifying · designating · identifying · indexing · numbering
Message-conveying cue
- markerSomething that signals location
- signMark conveying information
- indicatorSign revealing status
- cueTrigger for action
pointer · arrow · signpost · hint · clue · symptom · trace · evidence
Representational sign or device
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
insignia · sign · glyph · seal · sigil · motif · figure · device
Formal name or title
- termFixed period or word
- titleFormal honorific or name
- appellationName or title given
- monikerInformal designation for someone
nomenclature · label · tag · epithet · alias · identifier · descriptor · denomination
typifying
Embodying characteristic qualities
- characterizingDescribing defining qualities
- epitomizingRepresenting the ideal form
- exemplifyingServing as ideal instance
depicting · portraying · illustrating · reflecting · expressing · demonstrating · standing for · embodying · instantiating · showing
tagging
Attaching identifying markers
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- classifyingSorting into types
- markingIndicating with symbols
coding · stamping · cataloging · documenting · specifying · designating · identifying · indexing · numbering · lettering
signal
Message-conveying cue
cue · pointer · arrow · signpost · hint · clue · symptom · trace · evidence · manifestation
emblem
Representational sign or device
badge · insignia · sign · glyph · seal · sigil · motif · figure · device · crest
designation
Formal name or title
- termFixed period or word
- titleFormal honorific or name
- appellationName or title given
moniker · nomenclature · label · tag · epithet · alias · identifier · descriptor · denomination · calling
- referringciting, mentioning, alluding, indicating, quoting
- representingrepresenting, depicting, portraying, symbolizing, illustrating
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
denotingconcealing
Keeping something secret
obscuring · hiding · masking · veiling · disguising
denotingconnoting
Implying beyond literal meaning
implying · suggesting · intimating · insinuating · evoking
note, notable, denote, notation, connotation, annotation, connote, annotate, denotation