appellative

noun

Definition of appellativenext
as in moniker
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known the brochure had advertised a sandy beach, but we didn't see anything that remotely merited that appellative

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appellative
  1. moniker
  2. name
  3. title
  4. nomenclature
  5. appellation
  6. epithet
  7. designation
  8. nickname
Noun
  • The musician recently revealed that Hurry Up Tomorrow will likely be his final album under the moniker of the Weeknd.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • There are some more singular monikers among the remaining clubs.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of moniker
Noun
  • The Federal Trade Commission is suing Pepsi for its special deals with a company whose name is redacted.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The firm highlighted a few names that fit the bill.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of name
Noun
  • The payoff: Elsdon is playing in a national semifinal Thursday night against Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, two wins from bringing a third national title to Happy Valley.
    Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Frandsen’s haunting title encapsulates the experience of countless people.
    Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of title
Noun
  • Perhaps a little unfortunate given the recent bad publicity for a couple of different criminal networks using the same Matrix nomenclature.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Color systems date back to at least the 17th century, but in the 19th century, an ornithologist named Robert Ridgway took issue with some of the existing nomenclature of colors, according to Daniel Lewis, who authored The Feathery Tribe, a biography of Ridgway.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of nomenclature
Noun
  • Van Herpen joins a small clutch of brands that stage only one couture show a year, which include Balenciaga, Thom Browne and Maison Margiela, though only the latter is allowed to use the haute couture appellation that’s governed by strict rules.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
  • While sandy soils are predominant in the appellation, loam and clay soils are also present throughout the zone, while marine deposits also exist.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of appellation
Noun
  • Just last month, neo-Nazis marched in uniform throughout the streets of Ohio’s capital, shouting racial epithets.
    Derrick Johnson, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
  • For example, if a butterfly like Papilio glaucus were transferred to a genus with a feminine name, the epithet glaucus (masculine form) would be adjusted to glauca to agree in gender with the new genus.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of epithet
Noun
  • The sanctuary designation, which generally describes places that limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration, did not garner much attention back then.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
  • El Salvador’s first TPS designation, the first designation since the program was enacted to law, came in 1990 amid the country’s civil war.
    Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of designation
Noun
  • The city bequeathed him a new nickname, borrowed from their greatest footballing son — ‘Kvaradona’.
    David Ornstein, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But nobody could deny the men’s enthusiasm and gumption, and members of the Hooligan Navy came to embrace the nickname with pride.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of nickname
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