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
  • Attorneys for Garrett claim in the complaint that the tour manager was on his way to the arena when Minaj's head of security, Larry Dathan, texted him, asking him to speak with Minaj (real name Onika Maraj) in her dressing room.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Plus, with soon-to-be president again Donald Trump , the interstate highway system becomes the preferred way to leapfrog Waymo, which barely boards enough takers to justify more than a loss-making asterisk in Club name Alphabet’s quarter.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of name
Noun
  • Older neighborhoods were typically named by their residents, with monikers borrowing from the area’s geographic features or institutions, according to William Burg, president of Preservation Sacramento.
    Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Literally ‘the King’s daughters,’ the moniker was an indication of literal state sponsorship, and, though the exact number of ladies is argued, close to 800 women immigrated to New France (land already occupied by indigenous peoples) between 1663-1672, literally doubling the French population.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of moniker
Noun
  • But the former star player and Hall of Fame coach reportedly earned about $300,000 in royalties off of the Chicago Bulls’ two three-peat title runs from 1991-93 and 1996-98.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Mayfield was directing Tampa Bay to another NFC South title and finishing in the top three in the NFL in touchdown passes (alongside Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson).
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 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
  • 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
  • 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 city bequeathed him a new nickname, borrowed from their greatest footballing son — ‘Kvaradona’.
    David Ornstein, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The Chiefs’ official website says the name was in honor of Bartle – a larger-than-life mayor who got the nickname after serving as a chief executive of the Boy Scouts – and his effort to help lure the team to Kansas City.
    Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of nickname
Noun
  • Situated along the Dalmatian coast between Split and Dubrovnik, this appellation has approximately 200 acres of vineyards, all certified organic — a first for the country.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Yellow: The act of bestowing someone with a name or appellation.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of appellation
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