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| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | title given to something, someone |
| Synonyms: | agnomen, alias, appellation, autograph, brand, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, flag*, handle*, head, heading, label, moniker, monogram, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pet name, pseudonym, sign, signature, sobriquet, style, surname, tag, term, trade name, agname, autonym, compellation, eponym, matronymic, namesake, nomen, patronymic, place name, prenomen, proper name, rubric, stage name |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a title |
| Synonyms: | baptize, call, characterize, christen, classify, define, designate, dub, entitle, identify, label, nickname, nomenclature, style, tag, term, ticket, title, cognominate, denominate, give a handle, put tag on |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fame, distinction |
| Synonyms: | character, credit, eminence, esteem, honor, note, praise, renown, report, reputation, rep, repute |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, designate |
| Synonyms: | announce, appoint, cite, classify, commission, connote, declare, delegate, denote, elect, identify, index, instance, list, make, mark, mention, nominate, peg*, recognize, remark, select, signify, slot, specify, suggest, tab, tag, tap, pin down, point to, put down for, put finger on, refer to, single out |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity |
| Synonyms: | big name*, entertainer, hero, lion*, luminary, notable, personality, somebody*, star, celeb, headliner, notability, superstar |
| Antonyms: | unknown |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
self, self, anonymous, cognominal, disquiparant, eponymous, euonymous, having no name, hight, innominate, known as, misnamed, named, nameless, ne, nee, nominal, nuncupative, nuncupatory, onymatic, onymous, orismological, polyonymous, pseudepigraphous, pseudonymous, scilicet, soi, theophoric, titular, unnamed, veritable, videlicet, what one may fairly call, what one may fitly call, what one may properly call, what one may well call, without a name, yclept
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| Main Entry: | accuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place blame for wrongdoing, fault |
| Synonyms: | allege, apprehend, arraign, arrest, attack, attribute, betray, blame, blow the whistle*, brand, censure, charge, cite, complain, denounce, finger*, frame, impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict, libel, litigate, name, prosecute, slander, slur, sue, summon, tax, bring charges, criminate, file claim, hang something on, hold accountable, lay at door, let have it, lodge complaint, pin on, point finger at, recriminate, serve summons |
| Antonyms: | absolve, exculpate, exonerate, praise, vindicate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | baptize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | initiate in church rite |
| Synonyms: | admit, call, christen, cleanse, dip, dub, entitle, immerse, name, purify, regenerate, sprinkle, term, title, asperse, besprinkle, denominate |
| Main Entry: | choose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick, select |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for |
| Notes: | choose means to pick out or select from a number of alternatives, while chose is the past tense of choose |
| Main Entry: | classify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, assort, brand, break down, button down, catalogue, class, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, docket, embody, file, grade, group, incorporate, index, label, match, name, number, order, organize, peg*, pigeonhole*, put away, put down as, put down for, range, rank, rank out, rate, regiment, segregate, size, size up, sort, systematize, tab, tabulate, tag, take one's measure, ticket, type, typecast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commission |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize or delegate task |
| Synonyms: | accredit, appoint, assign, bespeak, bid, charge, command, commit, consign, constitute, contract, crown, deputize, dispatch, employ, empower, enable, engage, enlist, enroll, entrust, hire, inaugurate, induct, instruct, invest, license, name, nominate, ordain, order, select, send, confide to, depute |
| Antonyms: | retract, unauthorize |
| Main Entry: | condemn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blame, convict |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, belittle, blow whistle on, call down*, castigate, censure, chide, come down on*, criticize, damn, decry, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, depreciate, disapprove, disparage, doom, find fault with, find guilty, frame, hang something on, judge, knock, lay at one's door, let have it, name, pass sentence on, pin it on, point finger at, pronounce, proscribe, punish, put away, put down, reprehend, reproach, reprobate, reprove, send up, send up the river, sentence, skin, thumbs down on, upbraid |
| Antonyms: | absolve, acquit, approve, clear, discharge, exonerate, free, pardon, release, set free |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | describe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain in speech, writing |
| Synonyms: | call, characterize, chronicle, communicate, construe, define, delineate, depict, detail, distinguish, draw, elucidate, epitomize, exemplify, explicate, expound, express, illuminate, illustrate, image, impart, interpret, label, limn, name, narrate, outline, paint, picture, portray, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, represent, sketch, specify, state, tell, term, trace, transmit, convey image, make apparent, make clear, make sense of, make vivid, mark out, particularize, write up |
| Antonyms: | confuse, misrepresent, mix up |
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, aristocratic, big name*, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, eminent, especial, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, unforgettable, venerable, well-known, arresting, distingué, esteemed, highly regarded, talked of |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unknown, unextraordinary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | earmark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reserve |
| Synonyms: | allocate, designate, label, maintain, name, slot, tab, tag, keep back, mark out, set aside |
| Antonyms: | throw away, use, waste |
| Main Entry: | elect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select as representative; choose |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, appoint, ballot, conclude, cull, designate, determine, judge, mark, name, nominate, pick, prefer, receive, resolve, settle, take, tap, vote, decide upon, go down the line, opt for, optate, pick out, settle on, single out, vote for |
| Antonyms: | ignore, vote down, vote out |
| Main Entry: | eminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; famous |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, august, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, exalted, famed, grand, great, high, illustrious, lofty, name, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, renowned, star, superior, well-known, big-gun, big-league*, big-name, big-time, celeb, celebrious, esteemed, high-ranking, leonine, lionlike, of note, page-oner, redoubted, superstar |
| Antonyms: | inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, disrespected, unnotable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enumerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | list, count |
| Synonyms: | calculate, cite, compute, detail, figure, identify, inventory, itemize, mention, name, number, quote, recapitulate, recite, reckon, recount, rehearse, relate, run down, specialize, specify, spell out, sum, tally, tell, total, add up, count noses, keep tabs, particularize, run off, take account of, tick off* |
| Antonyms: | not count |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | epithet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nickname |
| Synonyms: | appellation, description, designation, name, sobriquet, tag, title |
| Main Entry: | estimable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable, worthy |
| Synonyms: | admirable, appreciable, august, big name*, big time*, commendable, decent, deserving, excellent, good, high-powered, honored, laudable, major league, name, noble, praiseworthy, reputable, reputed, respectable, respected, sterling, valuable, valued, venerable, admired, esteemed, in limelight, meretorious, meritable, palmary, praisable, well-thought-of |
| Antonyms: | bad, dishonorable, inestimable, insignificant, poor, unworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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