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Synonyms for earmark

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

dedicate designate allocate detach

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Allocate — to designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate

allocate, designate, appropriate, assign, allot, mark, dedicate, set apart, ordain, detach, destine, appoint, separate dated

2. Allow

allow, reserve

Noun

1. Hall-mark

hall-mark, trade-mark

Other

set-aside, lugmark dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate.

  2. v. 2

    To make a mark or attach a tag to the ear of (an animal, chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership.

  3. n. 1

    A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.

Forms

Plural
earmarks → hall-marks, trade-marks, lugmarks…
Past participle
earmarked
e.g. earmarked → allocated, designated, appropriated, assigned…

Example sentences

  • dedicate The rest of the morning I will dedicate to shopping.
  • designate Each football team needs to designate a captain.
  • allocate A committee of experts determines how to allocate the money.
  • detach You don't prepare for death. You detach from life.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
earmarkfalling
dedicaterising
designatefalling
allocatesteady
detachrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
mark1
5 letters
allow2, allot2
6 letters
assign2, detach2, ordain2
7 letters
reserve2, appoint2, destine, lugmark
8 letters
separate3, dedicate3, allocate3
9 letters
designate3
11 letters
appropriate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allow2 = 2 syllables).