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naming has 4 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the verbal act of naming
“the part he failed was the naming of state capitals”
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
“the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
inclined to or serving for the giving of names
“the appellative faculty of children”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for naming come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.