designate vs incoming

designate is not a noun while incoming is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
designate	No	Yes	Yes	No
incoming	Yes	Yes	No	No

designate (noun)	incoming (noun)
	the act of entering

designate (adjective)	incoming (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office	arriving at a place or position
	entering upon a position of office vacated by another

designate (verb)	incoming (verb)
design or destine
assign a name or title to
decree or designate beforehand
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)