Thesaurus results for SOBRIQUET

sobriquet

noun

ˈsō-bri-ˌkā

variants also soubriquet

Definition of sobriquet

as in nickname

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

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Recent Examples of sobriquet This was the achievement that earned him the sobriquet the All-Crushing Kant, leaving no traditional dogma standing. — Adam Kirsch, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025 Maintaining Tight Control Those closest to Il Signor Armani – his sobriquet among employees and collaborators – have been groomed to follow his lead. — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The kidnapping and killing of Charles Lindbergh’s son often is given that sobriquet. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Theoretically, September would bring four new iPhones as usual but they would be called iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (or some other sobriquet suggesting thinness), iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Ultra. — David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sobriquet

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Noun

And the book’s title and Madeleine’s nickname, Queen Mab, comes from a fairy referred to by Mercutio in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The term Flanafam, a nickname for Flanagan’s troupe of frequent collaborators, began making the rounds in the Netflix era of Hill House and Bly Manor.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of nickname

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

Noun

While some species are named after scientists or explorers, the researchers named this one Leopardus tilcayo, preserving the moniker used by communities in the tropical cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia where the animal lives.

— Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
From the moment the Miami Dolphins united general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley in January, Green Bay South started to become a fitting moniker for the new look of the franchise.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

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