naming vs recognition

recognition vs naming

naming and recognition both are nouns.

naming is an adjective but recognition is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
naming	Yes	Yes	No	No
recognition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recognition is a hyponym of naming; that is, recognition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than naming:

naming: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
recognition: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

Other hyponyms of naming include nomination, co-optation, co-option, delegacy, ordinance, ordination.

naming (noun)	recognition (noun)
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position	designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
the verbal act of naming	the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
	an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
	coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
	approval
	the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
	(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

naming (adjective)	recognition (adjective)
inclined to or serving for the giving of names

Difference between naming and recognition

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