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noun

ˈnik-ˌnām How to pronounce nickname (audio)
Definition of nicknamenext
as in moniker
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual his wavy hair earned him the nickname "Curly" early in life

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verb

as in to code-name

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Recent Examples of nickname
Noun
It was founded by 37-year-old Chef Pam—the nickname of Pichaya Soontornyanakij—and was a driving force in reviving the once moribund district. — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The title is a nod to the nickname many HBCU students give their campuses. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
Lunar Outpost's rover, nicknamed Pegasus, is lighter and can travel about three mph faster. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 May 2026 The whale, affectionately nicknamed Timmy, was rescued and subsequently stranded several times during his stint in the public eye. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nickname
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
  1. moniker
  2. rename
  3. epithet
  4. miscall
  5. surname
  6. misname
  7. specify
  8. denote
Noun
  • Kristian Matsson, who records under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth, is both blessed and cursed by having arrived nearly fully formed.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The three-parter’s original title is Diana Unheard, and it is being sold internationally with that moniker.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of moniker
Verb
  • That Elon Musk was quick to jump on board, promising to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, isn’t surprising.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Subject to shareholder approval, Waldencast will also rename itself Milk Makeup plc, since Milk is its only remaining brand.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of rename
Noun
  • The raid drew criticism over separating families, and a group of Idahoans sued, saying officers hurled racial epithets and largely withheld water, food, bathrooms and medical care.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of epithet
Verb
  • Nearly every major polling outfit miscalled the 2016 Presidential race.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2020
Definition of miscall
Noun
  • Even his surname sounded like a nickname dreamed up by Seth Rogen or Judd Apatow.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The surname is at odds with a novel like Love Days, wherein nothing is wasted—Ettie’s own life providing fodder for plot and character.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of surname
Verb
  • In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.
    — Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
  • In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market.
    — SFChronicle.com, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Definition of misname
Verb
  • However, the agreement does not yet specify the humanoid model that will be used for the new logistics applications, the exact logistics tasks to be tested, the number of robots involved, or a timetable for routine deployment.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI shared a portion of its internal memo to employees, sent by its research leaders, with Fortune—presumably penned by Mark Chen, chief research officer, though the company did not specify.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of specify
Verb
  • Farrar’s post was a tiny script, of sorts, in which a character makes a pronouncement that is then interrupted by an action denoted by asterisks.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The position of the sun denotes the time zone, and the mountain range is a graph of price.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of denote

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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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