Synonyms of title

title 1 of 2

noun

ˈtī-tᵊl 

1

as in moniker

a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known

about the only thing the book and the movie have in common are their titles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moniker
• name
• nomenclature
• nickname
• designation
• appellation
• epithet
• surname
• banner
• pseudonym
• monicker
• denomination
• cognomen
• denotation
• appellative
• handle
• compellation
• tag
• label
• first name
• Christian name
• maiden name
• sobriquet
• given name
• middle name
• family name
• alias
• soubriquet
• baptismal name
• diminutive
• forename
• pen name
• patronymic
• trademark
• nom de plume
• brand name
• rubric
• misnomer
• trade name
• vernacular
• binomial
• matronymic
• byname
• cryptonym
• monomial
• nom de guerre
• hypocorism
• trivial name

2

as in caption

a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize

a humorous illustration appears above the title of every chapter in the book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caption
• headline
• heading
• subtitle
• banner
• header
• head
• rubric
• greeting
• catchword
• subheading
• streamer
• subhead
• salutation
• superscription
• superscript
• guide word
• running head

3

as in championship

the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition

won the singles title three years in a row

Synonyms & Similar Words

• championship
• crown

title

2 of 2

verb

as in to name

to give a name to

what do you plan on titling your latest album?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• name
• label
• term
• call
• dub
• nickname
• style
• nominate
• designate
• entitle
• denominate
• christen
• baptize
• tag
• specify
• brand
• clepe
• denote
• rename
• stigmatize
• surname
• relabel
• code-name
• misname
• miscall
• mistitle
• rechristen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of title

Noun

Long played one year at the school and won a Sac-Joaquin Section Division II title in 2013. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025

He was heartened to see so many young people showing up—not just for new releases but for repertory titles, too. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025

Verb

In 1520 Luther himself had written a short but powerful tract, one of the three great Reformation writings from that year setting out his theology, titled The Freedom of a Christian. —Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025

In the 1970s, as a rising star at the Royal Shakespeare Company, a young Helen Mirren was the subject of a documentary titled Doing Her Own Thing. —H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025