Name
Name verb - To give a name to.
Pointing to and name are semantically related In some cases you can use "Pointing to" instead a verb "Name".
Pointing to
Name and pointing to are semantically related in refer to topic. Sometimes you can use "Name" instead a verb "Pointing to", if it concerns topics such as signify.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- In Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Caesar [a talking ape] is pretending to be unable to speak; his owner lets him "choose his own name" by opening a reference book and pointing to a random word.
Source: I Was Named "My Name" -
The Alp's name is a variation on "elf," pointing to darker, earlier legends wherein elves/fairies were to be feared.
Source: Series / The Haunting Hour -
On one occasion, she named a caller by pointing to her eye and leaning when her mouth was full.note The caller's name was Eileen, if you didn't figure it out.
Source: Series / Frasier
Cite this Source
Pointing to and Name. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/pointing_to
Name & Pointing to. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/pointing_to>.
Pointing to or Name. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/pointing_to.
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