terming
Labeling with words
Terming is the act of calling something by a particular name or label: Critics are terming the decision a disaster.
The word emphasizes the deliberate choice of language—when you term something, you're selecting how to characterize it.
She objected to terming the incident an accident.
Name or title given
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- aliasAdopted false name
pseudonym · sobriquet · handle · title · identity · trademark · eponym · byname
Assigning identifying markers
- markingIndicating with symbols
- identifyingDetermining what something is
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- flaggingLosing vigor progressively
specifying · indicating · denoting · signifying · characterizing · describing · styling · qualifying
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- sortingArranging into sequence
ordering · arrangement · organization · hierarchy · segmentation · codification · structuring · differentiation
What something signifies
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- explanationStatement making something clear
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
denotation · context · etymology · lexicon · glossary · dictionary · signification · sense
appellation
Name or title given
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
alias · pseudonym · sobriquet · handle · title · identity · trademark · eponym · byname · anonym
labeling
Assigning identifying markers
- markingIndicating with symbols
- identifyingDetermining what something is
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
flagging · specifying · indicating · denoting · signifying · characterizing · describing · styling · qualifying · distinguishing
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
sorting · ordering · arrangement · organization · hierarchy · segmentation · codification · structuring · differentiation · genre
meaning
What something signifies
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- explanationStatement making something clear
- interpretationAssigned meaning
connotation · denotation · context · etymology · lexicon · glossary · dictionary · signification · sense · usage
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
termingconcealing
Keeping something secret
obscuring · hiding · masking · disguising · veiling
termingelaborating
Developing in greater detail
explicating · explaining · expounding · detailing · articulating
- terminal illnessIncurable, deadly medical condition
- terminal cancerIncurable, deadly tumor disease
- airport terminalPassenger processing facility
- rail terminalFacility for train arrivals
- terminal diagnosisIllness expected to kill
- bus terminalTransit departure point
determine, terminal, determination, exterminate, interminable, terminology, indeterminate, determinate, determinant