Synonyms for name
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Reputation
reputation, character, honor US, honour UK, fame, public figure, distinction, figure, notoriety, celebrity, renown, repute, eminence
2. Nickname
nickname, moniker, title, alias, epithet, designation, sobriquet, cognomen, proper name, eponym, denomination, by-name, appellation formal dated, appellative rare
3. Tropical sweet potato
Other
name-sake, noun, nom de guerre, gens, cush-cush, cryptonym rare, ñame rare, yampi rare, namé rare, nyami rare
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
- n. 2
A reputation.
And David won a name for himself.
- v. 1
To give a name to.
One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.
- v. 2
To mention, specify.
You have to pot the ball in the pocket you've named.
Related words
- Word family
- namely
- Phrases
- big name binomial name binominal name species name given name trade name name names proper name
- Is a kind of
- term
Choose the right word
When scientists name an animal or a plant, they give it a binary or binomial technical name comprising a generic and a specific appellation. Style is the legal designation by which a person or house is known in official or business relations; as, the name and style of Baring Brothers.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- character Selfishness is an essential part of his character.
- nickname "John Doe" is a nickname for an anonymous person.
- moniker Isabelle was known by the moniker “Bell.”
- noun In this case, the adjective goes before the noun.
By length
- 3 letters
- key1, dub1
- 4 letters
- make1, call1, list1, term1, fame1, cite1, noun1, gens1, clep
- 5 letters
- title2, style1, brand1, honor2, refer2, quote1, alias3, yampi, nyami
- 6 letters
- figure2, honour2, advert2, renown2, repute2, adduce, eponym, bename
- 7 letters
- address2, mention2, specify3, appoint2, moniker3, epithet3, entitle3
- 8 letters
- describe2, identify4, discover3, indicate3, nickname2, nominate3, diagnose3, eminence3, christen2, cognomen
- 9 letters
- character3, celebrity4, designate3, notoriety5, sobriquet3, cryptonym
- 10 letters
- reputation4, constitute3, denominate4
- 11 letters
- distinction3, distinguish3, designation4, appellation4, appellative
- 12 letters
- denomination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (title2 = 2 syllables).