Nickname Synonyms

nĭknām
The word or words by which one is called and identified
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cognomen
  2. moniker
  3. epithet
  4. handle
  5. sobriquet
  6. tag
  7. appellation
  8. appellative
  9. agnomen
  10. denomination
  11. andy
  12. designation
  13. byword
  14. name
  15. style
  16. hypocorism
  17. title
  18. hypocoristic
  19. label
  20. len
  21. soubriquet
  22. byname
Give a nickname to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dub
  2. designate
  3. nominate
  4. style

Words Related to Nickname

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. specific
  2. words
  3. nick-name

Nickname Sentence Examples

  • He had never used the nickname – always before it had been Cynthia.

  • The nickname had been given him by three other salesmen at the office.

  • She picked up the nickname "Joey" when she was very young.

  • The name Gheg (Gege-a) is not adopted by the Ghegs themselves, being regarded as a nickname; the designation Tosk (Toske-a) is restricted by the Tosks to the inhabitants of a small region north of the lower Viossa (Toskeria).

  • The present bridge, the work of Antonio or Giovanni Contino, whose nickname was da Ponte, dates from 1588-91, and cost 250,000 ducats.

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