Synonyms of binomial

binomial

noun

as in monomial

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monomial
• pen name
• pseudonym
• nom de plume
• tag
• alias
• vernacular
• label
• cryptonym
• nom de guerre
• misnomer
• nickname
• banner
• diminutive
• trade name
• trivial name
• brand name
• rubric
• epithet
• sobriquet
• soubriquet
• family name
• patronymic
• maiden name
• trademark
• byname
• middle name
• first name
• hypocorism
• Christian name
• matronymic
• surname
• given name
• baptismal name
• forename

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of binomial

There was no third option in this binomial exercise. —Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

She is credited with naming and cataloging hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus’ then-new binomial system of botanical nomenclature. —Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024

The watermelons grown in the United States were soon subsumed under the same Latin binomial. —Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2021

Before binomials, names of plants in books were lists or strings of words that formed a kind of nuanced description. —James Prosek, New York Times, 16 May 2017