Thesaurus results for SOUBRIQUETS

sobriquets

noun

variants also soubriquets

plural of sobriquet

as in nicknames

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 sobriquets Wishing you all a weekend of sweet sobriquets, unlikely party venues, and careful character development. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

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Noun

And per the outlet, Spain’s players use nicknames (like Pedro González López, who goes by Pedri) or their first and surname (Spanish naming tradition includes both parents’ surnames).

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Southern nicknames often have no rhyme or reason but are deeply endearing and permanent.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Definition of nicknames

Noun

Social media has teemed with unsavory videos of Argentinean misbehavior in the stadiums, including fans hurling racial epithets at a Black American influencer and showering Egyptians with beer.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Mendelsohn also retains Homer’s repetitious epithets for characters that some modern translations—written for the silent reader of the 21st century—have slimmed down.

— Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of epithets

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Last year, those bases reverted to their original names, but with different namesakes who share Confederate surnames.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Like most Spanish people, Yamal, who turned 19 on Monday, has two surnames — one inherited from his father, another from his mother.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of surnames

Noun

The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The jokes and goofy monikers mattered.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

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