compellation

noun

ˌkäm-pə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce compellation (audio)
Definition of compellationnext
as in name
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known apparently no one dares to enter the world of professional wrestling without a catchy compellation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compellation
  1. name
  2. moniker
  3. title
  4. nomenclature
  5. designation
  6. epithet
  7. nickname
  8. appellation
Noun
  • On top of that, the commonality of names and general writing illegibility makes deciphering locations particularly difficult.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The combination of flavors inspired a sense of warmth and nature, like strolling through a garden on a sunny day, which is how the blend got its name. JD: Does the hotel offer a proprietary way to experience the bourbon onsite?
    Jillian Dara, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of name
Noun
  • Both were renamed as the Maserati MC12, although the road car, rightfully, retained its Stradale moniker throughout the years.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Purple: Different monikers that have a common sound theme.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of moniker
Noun
  • The title was likely inspired by the years of abuse Gypsy allegedly faced at the hands of her mother as a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The catalog for an exhibition of the same title at the Museum of Modern Art, which runs through January 11, 2025, contains some of Frank’s classic photographs—a portrait of Beat writer Jack Kerouac typing away at a typewriter, seemingly unaware of the camera, and New York City street scenes.
    Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of title
Noun
  • 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
  • If one department creates its own unique nomenclature for entering new customer data and another department does the same, there could be years' worth of data that focuses on the same category.
    Robert Clark, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of nomenclature
Noun
  • The children also argued that the beneficiary designation from the previous employer should have been applied.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • While Blinken did not specify which groups the U.S. would engage with, the State Department has not ruled out discussions with HTS, despite its designation as a terrorist organization.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of designation
Noun
  • At the time, pollsters did not necessarily welcome the epithet.
    W. Joseph Campbell, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Across the country, people have endured antisemitic epithets as well as anti-Muslim rhetoric, in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war abroad.
    Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of epithet
Noun
  • The lawsuit said leaked information included license plate numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle nicknames and, in a small number of cases, mailing addresses.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Glas said another man named Mike, but without the nickname, was also ruled out as a suspect.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of nickname
Noun
  • However, perhaps the most unexplored aspect of terroir in the appellation is the impact of valley breezes on the grapes.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Grapes were planted on nearby Mount Barker by an English settler in 1859, but the Great Southern appellation was established only in 2007.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of appellation
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“Compellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compellation. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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