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sobriquet

noun
variants: also soubriquet

Synonyms and Antonyms of sobriquet

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual

  • tagged her with the sobriquet "peanut" because of her diminutive size
Synonyms of sobriquet

alias, byname, cognomen, epithet, handle, moniker (also monicker), nickname, surname
Words Related to sobriquet

appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, label, tag, title

anonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym

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