Synonyms for sobriquet
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
“The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
Related words
- Other spellings
- soubriquet
Forms
- Plural
- sobriquets → nicknames, monikers, cognomens, by-names…
Example sentences
- nickname "John Doe" is a nickname for an anonymous person.
- moniker Isabelle was known by the moniker “Bell.”
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sobriquet | rising | |
| nickname | rising | |
| moniker | rising | |
| cognomen | steady | |
| hypocorism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- name1
- 7 letters
- moniker3
- 8 letters
- nickname2, cognomen
- 10 letters
- hypocorism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moniker3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sobriquet
- Italiano
- soprannome
- Català
- malnom