Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Nomenclature

Nouns
  • nomenclature
  • naming etc. v.
  • nuncupation, nomination, baptism
  • orismology
  • onomatopoeia
  • antonomasia. name
  • appelation, appelative
  • designation, title
  • heading, rubric
  • caption
  • denomination
  • by-name, epithet. style, proper name
  • agnomen, cognomen
  • patronymic, surname
  • cognomination
  • eponym
  • compellation, description, antonym
  • empty title, empty name
  • handle to one's name
  • namesake. term, expression, noun
  • byword
  • convertible terms etc. Interpretation
  • technical term
  • cant etc. Neologism.
Verbs
  • name, call, term, denominate designate, style, entitle, clepe, dub, christen, baptize, characterize, specify, define, distinguish by the name of
  • label etc. (mark) Indication. be called etc. v.
  • take the name of, bean the name of, go by the name of, be known by the name of, go under the name of, pass under the name of, rejoice in the name of.
Adjectives
  • named etc. v.
  • hight, ycleped, known as
  • what one may well, call fairly, call properly, call fitly. nuncupatory, nuncupative
  • cognominal, titular, nominal, orismological.
Phrases
  • beggar'd all description" [Antony and Cleopatra].