names

The word “names” has 2 syllables: na-mes

It's pronounced as /neɪmz/

What is synonym and antonym for names?

In the thesaurus, “names” has 446 synonyms and 81 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for names along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for names

Christian names
Potemkin villages
VIPs
abuses
accepts
adjudges
adjudicates
admirations
adopts
advertises
affectations
affronts
agname
agnomen
airs
alias
aliases
announce
announces
anoints
appearances
appellation
appellations
appellatives
appoint
appoints
arbitrates
arranges
assigns
attaches
attacks
authorizes
autograph
autonym
banners
baptismal names
baptize
baptizes
barbs
barons
big name
big shots
bigwigs
binomials
brand
brand names
brands
brickbats
brings up
broaches
broadcasts
bynames
call
calls
catcalls
causes celebres
celeb
celebrities
celebs
character
characterize
characters
cherry-picks
chews over
chooses
christen
christens
cite
cites
clarifies
classify
clepes
cloaks
code-names
cogitates
cognomen
cognomens
cognomina
cognominate
commission
commissions
compellation
compellations
concludes
connote
consecrates
considers
constitutes
contemplates
coordinates
creates
credit
credits
criticisms
crowns
cryptonyms
culls
cuts
darts
debates
decides
declare
declares
decrees
define
delegate
delegates
deliberates
demigods
demonstrations
denominate
denominates
denomination
denominations
denotations
denote
denotes
deputes
deputizes
designate
designates
designation
designations
destines
details
determines
dignitaries
digs
diminutives
disapprovals
dises
disgraces
disguises
dishonors
displays
disses
drafts
drops
dub
dubs
effects
elect
elects
elucidates
embraces
eminence
eminences
entertainer
entertains
enthrones
entitle
entitles
epithet
epithets
eponym
espouses
establishes
esteem
explains
explicates
exteriors
facades
faces
fames
family names
favorites
fictions
figures
finds
first names
fixes
flag
forenames
fronts
gibes
girds
give a handle
given names
glosses
guises
handle
handles
handpicks
head
heading
headliner
heartthrobs
hero
heroes
hints
honor
honors
hypocorisms
icons
identify
idols
ikons
images
imitations
immortals
implications
implies
impostures
impressions
inaugurates
index
indicates
indignities
inducts
infers
infiltrates
insinuates
insinuations
installs
instance
instances
instates
institutes
insults
intends
interjects
interpolates
interposes
intimates
introduces
invectives
invests
jeers
jibes
judges
kahunas
knocks
label
labels
lights
likenesses
lion
list
luminaries
luminary
magnates
maiden names
make
make-belief
make-believe
makes
mark
marks
masks
masquerades
matronymic
matronymics
meditates
megastars
mention
mentions
middle names
miscalls
misnames
misnomers
mistitles
mocks
moguls
monickers
moniker
monikers
monogram
monomials
monuments
nabobs
namesake
nickname
nicknames
nom de guerre
nom de plume
nomen
nomenclature
nomenclatures
nominate
nominates
noms de guerre
noms de plume
notabilities
notability
notable
notables
note
notes
notices
notorieties
odors
offences
offenses
opprobriums
opts
orchestrates
ordains
outrages
outwards
panjandra
panjandrums
patinae
patinas
patronymic
patronymics
peg
pen name
pen names
personae
personages
personalities
personality
personas
pet name
picks
pillars
pin down
place name
places
point to
pokes
ponders
poses
praise
prefers
prenomen
preselects
pretences
pretenses
proclaims
pronounces
proper name
pseudonym
pseudonyms
publicizes
publishes
put down for
put finger on
put tag on
put-downs
questions
quips
quotes
rechristens
recognize
refer to
referees
regards
relabels
remark
renames
renown
renowns
rep
report
reports
representations
reps
reputation
reputations
repute
reputes
resemblances
resolves
reverences
rubric
rubrics
rules
ruminates
sarcasms
seemings
select
selects
semblances
sets
settles
shames
shapes
shells
shows
sign
signals
signature
signifies
signify
simulations
single out
slams
slaps
slights
slot
slurs
sneers
sobriquet
sobriquets
somebodies
somebody
soubriquets
sounds
specifies
specify
spells out
stage name
standouts
star
stars
stigmatizes
studies
style
styles
suggest
suggestions
suggests
superstar
superstars
surfaces
surname
surnames
swipes
tab
tabs
tag
tags
takes
tap
taps
taunts
term
terms
thrones
ticket
title
titles
torments
tortures
trade name
trade names
trademarks
trivial names
umpires
veneers
vernaculars
vituperations
weighs
worms
worthies

Antonyms for names

abstains
acclaim
accolades
adulations
applauses
blackballs
censure
commendations
compliments
condemnation
declines
delays
deny
deposes
dethrones
disapproves
discards
discharges
discredit
disgraces
dishonor
dishonors
dismisses
displaces
disregards
disreputes
disrespect
ejects
evicts
expels
fires
flatteries
forgets
halts
has-beens
hesitates
ignominies
ignore
ignores
ill repute
infamies
jettisons
lightweights
mediocrities
negatives
neglect
neglects
nobodies
noncelebrities
obloquies
odiums
opprobriums
ousts
overlooks
overpasses
overthrows
passes over
praises
refuse
refuses
reject
rejects
removes
reproaches
repudiates
shames
shilly-shallies
slights
spurns
stalls
temporizes
throws away
throws out
turns down
uncrowns
unknown
unmakes
unseats
vacillates
waffles
wavers

Meanings of names

noun
1. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
2. Reputation.
3. An abusive or insulting epithet.
4. A person (or legal person).
5. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
6. A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
7. An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
8. Authority.
9. Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
verb
1. (ditransitive) To give a name to.
2. To mention, specify.
3. To identify as relevant or important.
4. To publicly implicate.
5. To designate for a role.
6. (Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.

Example Sentences

She collected names from everyone at the party.
The teacher called out the names of the students for attendance.
They engraved their names on the lock they attached to the bridge.
Names of famous artists adorned the walls of the art gallery.
In the bustling market, vendors shouted out the names of their products.

On this page you'll find 527 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to names, such as: Christian names, Potemkin villages, VIPs, abstains, abuses, accepts, acclaim.

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