Antonyms for nicknamed
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : nik-neym |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪkˌneɪm |
Definition of nicknamed
Origin :- mid-15c., misdivision of ekename (c.1300), an eke name, literally "an additional name," from Old English eaca "an increase," related to eacian "to increase" (see eke; also see N). As a verb from 1530s. Related: Nicknamed; nicknaming.
- As in name : verb give a title
- As in tag : verb label; attach label
- As in designate : verb name, entitle
- As in dub : verb name, label something
- As in entitle : verb name, label
- But Comrade Ossipon, nicknamed the Doctor, had got over the shock by that time.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Comrade Ossipon, nicknamed the Doctor, went out of the Silenus beer-hall.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- You nicknamed that benevolent Jesuit 'the Chaise of Convenience.'
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
- So mean-looking an individual was this guest that he had been nicknamed "The Scrub."
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- He killed one poor beast I think we nicknamed him rather appropriately.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Exceptionally tall men were nicknamed 'Gerald' by their friends.
- Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
- He was nicknamed the Ape of painting, from his powers of imitation.
- Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies
- They nicknamed him "Happy," his cheerfulness was so invincible.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- In her later years, Miss Peabody was nicknamed "the grandmother of Boston."
- Extract from : « Four Americans » by Henry A. Beers
- Also, a fish, the Esox lucius, nicknamed the fresh-water shark.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
Synonyms for nicknamed
- add
- adjoin
- affix
- annex
- append
- baptize
- bestow
- call
- characterize
- check
- christen
- classify
- cognominate
- confer
- define
- denominate
- designate
- docket
- dub
- earmark
- entitle
- fasten
- give a handle
- hold
- identify
- knight
- label
- mark
- name
- nickname
- nomenclature
- nominate
- put tag on
- style
- subtitle
- tack
- tag
- tally
- tap
- term
- ticket
- title
- touch
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