This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Learn more

Another word for title

a-z
Noun

  1. An issue of printed material offered for sale or distribution

      1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
      2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
      3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:
      1. A collection of written or printed sheets bound together; a book.
      2. One of the books of a work printed and bound in more than one book.
      3. A series of issues of a periodical, usually covering one calendar year.
      1. The act or process of publishing matter in print or electronic form.
      2. An issue of printed or electronic matter, such as a book or magazine, offered for distribution or sale.
      3. Communication of information to the public:
      1. A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works.
    See also:

    words

  2. The fact of possessing or the legal right to possess something

    See also:

    owned

  3. A legitimate or supposed right to demand something as one's rightful due

    See also:

    request

    owned

  4. A right or legal share in something

      1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
      2. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.
      3. Execution by burning. Used with the:
      1. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
      2. A part separated from a whole.
      3. A helping of food.
      1. A state of curiosity or concern about or attention to something:
      2. Something, such as a quality, subject, or activity, that evokes this mental state:
      3. Regard for one's own benefit or advantage; self-interest:
      1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
      2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
      3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:
    See also:

    part

  5. The word or words by which one is called and identified

      1. A personal name or nickname.
      1. To touch, lift, or hold with the hands:
      2. To operate with the hands; manipulate:
      3. To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct:
      1. A strip of leather, paper, metal, or plastic attached to something or hung from a wearer's neck to identify, classify, or label:
      2. The plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace.
      3. The contrastingly colored tip of an animal's tail.
      1. The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed:
      2. The combination of distinctive features of literary or artistic expression, execution, or performance characterizing a particular person, group, school, or era.
      3. Sort; type:
      1. A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
      2. A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.
      3. To give a nickname to.
      1. A word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others.
      2. A word or group of words used to describe or evaluate, often disparagingly:
      3. Representation or repute, as opposed to reality:
      1. A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great.
      2. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln.
      3. A disparaging or abusive word or phrase.
      1. The act of designating; a marking or pointing out.
      2. Nomination or appointment.
      3. A distinguishing name or title.
      1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
      2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
      3. A name or designation, especially for a class or group.
      1. A family name; a surname.
      2. The third and usually last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Caesar in Gaius Julius Caesar.
      3. A name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time.
      1. Of or relating to the assignment of names.
      2. Of or relating to a common noun.
      3. A name or descriptive epithet.
      1. A name, title, or designation.
      2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.
      3. The act of naming.
    See also:

    words

    specific

Verb

  1. To give a name or title to

      1. A limited or established period of time that something is supposed to last, as a school or court session, tenure in public office, or a prison sentence.
      2. A point in time at which something ends; termination:
      3. The end of a normal gestation period:
      1. The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed:
      2. The combination of distinctive features of literary or artistic expression, execution, or performance characterizing a particular person, group, school, or era.
      3. Sort; type:
      1. A word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others.
      2. A word or group of words used to describe or evaluate, often disparagingly:
      3. Representation or repute, as opposed to reality:
      1. To give a name or title to.
      2. To furnish with a right or claim to something:
      1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.
      2. To honor with a new title or description.
      3. To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname.
      1. To indicate or specify; point out:
      2. To give a name or title to; characterize:
      3. To select and set aside for a duty, office, or purpose:
      1. To issue or express in terms of a given monetary unit:
      2. To give a name to; designate.
      3. Of or relating to a quantity as a multiple of a unit:
      1. To baptize into a Christian church.
      2. To give a name to at baptism.
      3. To name:
      1. To say in a loud voice; announce:
      2. To demand or ask for the presence of:
      3. To demand or ask for a meeting of; convene or convoke:
      1. To admit into Christianity by means of baptism.
      2. To cleanse or purify.
      3. To initiate.
    See also:

    words

    specific

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for title

Noun

  1. A designation

      1. A name, title, or designation.
      2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.
      3. The act of naming.
      1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
      2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
      3. Sign language.
      1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work.
      2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen.
      3. To give a subtitle to.
      1. The title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type.
      2. An important or sensational piece of news.
      3. A line at the head of a page or passage giving information such as the title, author, and page number.
      1. The act or an instance of inscribing.
      2. A marking, such as the wording on a coin, medal, monument, or seal, that is inscribed.
      3. A piece of material, such as a stone or metal tablet, that is inscribed.
      1. A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph.
      2. A series of words superimposed on the bottom of television or motion picture frames that communicate dialogue to the hearing-impaired or translate foreign dialogue.
      3. A title or heading, as of a document or article.
      1. The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter.
      2. The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is pointing or moving.
      3. A gallery or drift in a mine.
      1. The act of indicating:
      2. Something that serves to indicate; a sign:
      3. Something indicated as necessary or expedient:
    See also:

    .name

  2. Ownership or evidence of ownership

      1. Official or legal permission to engage in a regulated activity:
      2. A document, card, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission:
      3. A contract allowing someone to use a proprietary product or service:
      1. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively:
      2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude:
      3. Physical strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted:
      1. Payable immediately or on demand.
      2. Owed as a debt; owing:
      3. In accord with right, convention, or courtesy; appropriate:
      1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
      2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
      3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:
      1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
      2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
      3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:
      1. Land rented or leased from another.
      2. Legally owned property, such as land, capital, or stocks.
      3. The collection of books and other reading materials at a library.
    See also:

    ownership

    deed

  3. Mark of rank or dignity

      1. One of a series of steps in a process, course, or progression; a stage:
      2. A step in a direct hereditary line of descent or ascent:
      3. Relative social or official rank, dignity, or position.
      1. A special advantage, immunity, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste.
      2. Such an advantage, immunity, or right held as a prerogative of status or rank, and exercised to the exclusion or detriment of others.
      3. The principle of granting and maintaining a special right or immunity:
      1. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
      2. One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials:
      3. Power assigned to another; authorization:
      1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
      2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
      3. Condition or state in general:
      1. A line of people, military posts, or ships stationed around an area to enclose or guard it:
      2. A rope, line, tape, or similar border stretched around an area, usually by the police, indicating that access is restricted.
      3. A cord or braid worn as a fastening or ornament.
      1. A usually ornamental tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird or other animal.
      2. An elevated, irregularly toothed ridge on the stigmas of certain flowers.
      3. A ridge or an appendage on a plant part, such as on a leaf or petal.
      1. A tabard or surcoat blazoned with bearings.
      2. An arrangement of bearings, usually depicted on and around a shield, that indicates ancestry and distinctions.
      3. A representation of bearings.
      1. A narrow strip or band of fabric, especially a fine fabric such as satin or velvet, finished at the edges and used for trimming, tying, or finishing.
      2. Something, such as a tape measure, that resembles a ribbon.
      3. A long thin strip:
      1. A flat piece of metal stamped with a design or an inscription commemorating an event or a person, often given as an award.
      2. A piece of metal stamped with a religious device, used as an object of veneration or commemoration.
      3. To win a medal, as in a sports contest:
      1. The act, process, technique, or art of decorating.
      2. Something used to decorate.
      3. An emblem of honor, such as a medal or badge.
      1. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
      2. The authority so granted.
      3. The matter or task so authorized:
      1. A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great.
      2. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln.
      3. A disparaging or abusive word or phrase.
      1. A name, title, or designation.
      2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.
      3. The act of naming.
      1. Conferring or showing respect or honor.
      2. A title, phrase, or grammatical form conveying respect, used especially when addressing a social superior.
    See also:

    emblem

  4. A championship

      1. A prize or memento, such as a cup or plaque, received as a symbol of victory, especially in sports.
      2. A specimen or part, such as a lion's head, preserved as a token of a successful hunt.
      3. A memento, as of one's personal achievements.
      1. A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking.
      2. Such a container and its contents.
      3. A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters).
© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • My brother inherited the title when he died.

  • Do you think money and title are the only reasons to marry?

  • The chapter title poses a valid question.

  • By this fluctuation the pond asserts its title to a shore, and thus the shore is shorn, and the trees cannot hold it by right of possession.

More sentences →

Words that mention title in the Dictionary

Words near title in the Thesaurus