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title

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of title

1 a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
  • about the only thing the book and the movie have in common are their titles
Synonyms of title

appellation, appellative, cognomen, compellation, denomination, denotation, designation, handle, moniker (also monicker), name, nomenclature
Words Related to title

baptismal name, Christian name, first name, forename, given name

family name, maiden name, middle name, surname

matronymic, patronymic

byname, diminutive, epithet, hypocorism, nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet)

banner, rubric, tag

alias, cryptonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym

binomial, monomial

trivial name, vernacular

misnomer

brand name, label, trademark, trade name
2 a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
  • a humorous illustration appears above the title of every chapter in the book
Synonyms of title

caption, head, header, heading, headline, rubric
Words Related to title

banner, streamer

catch word, guide word, running head

greeting, salutation

superscript, superscription

subhead, subheading, subtitle
3 the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition
  • won the singles title three years in a row
Synonyms of title

championship, crown

title

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of title

to give a name to
  • what do you plan on titling your latest album?
Synonyms of title

baptize, call, christen, clepe [archaic], denominate, designate, dub, entitle, label, name, nominate, style, term
Words Related to title

brand, stigmatize, tag

denote, specify

miscall, misname, mistitle

code-name, nickname

rechristen, relabel, rename

surname

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