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| Main Entry: |
epithet
 [ep-uh-thet] 
|
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nickname |
| Synonyms: | appellation, description, designation, name, sobriquet, tag, title |
| Notes: | an epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there, while an epithet is a defamatory or abusive word or phrase |
| Main Entry: | byword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, catchphrase, catchword, dictum, epithet, gnome, gnomic saying, handle, maxim, motto, nickname, precept, proverb, saw, shibboleth, slogan, standing joke |
| Main Entry: | designation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | name, label, mark |
| Synonyms: | appellation, appellative, class, classification, cognomen, compellation, denomination, description, epithet, identification, key word, moniker, nickname, nomen, style, title |
Example Sentences
- He went on to run down a litany of bigoted epithets.
- Not all the readers who disagree with the story are flinging epithets.
- Prosecutors said some of the attackers shouted racial epithets during the beating.
| Main Entry: | invective |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal abuse |
| Synonyms: | accusation, berating, billingsgate, blame, blasphemy, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, denunciation, diatribe, epithet, jeremiad, obloquy, philippic, reproach, revilement, sarcasm, scurrility, tirade, tongue-lashing, vilification, vituperation |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flattery, praise |
| Main Entry: | label |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marker, description; brand |
| Synonyms: | characterization, classification, company, design, epithet, hallmark, identification, insignia, logo, mark, number, price mark, stamp, sticker, tag, tally, ticket, trademark |
| Main Entry: | maxim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, belief, brocard, byword, canon, commonplace, device, dictum, epithet, formula, law, moral, motto, platitude, precept, prescript, proverb, rule, saw, tenet, theorem, truism |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | title given to something, someone |
| Synonyms: | agname, agnomen, alias, appellation, autograph, autonym, brand, cognomen, compellation, denomination, designation, epithet, eponym, flag*, handle*, head, heading, label, matronymic, moniker, monogram, namesake, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, nomen, patronymic, pen name, pet name, place name, prenomen, proper name, pseudonym, rubric, sign, signature, sobriquet, stage name, style, surname, tag, term, trade name |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nickname |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informal title |
| Synonyms: | appellation, byname, byword, denomination, diminutive, epithet, familiar name, handle*, label, moniker, pet name, sobriquet, style, tag* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | title |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | name |
| Synonyms: | appellation, appellative, brand, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, handle*, honorific, label, moniker*, nom de plume, nomen, pseudonym, sobriquet, style, tab, tag*, term |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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