All honorific synonyms
hon·or·if·ic
H h noun honorific
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- moniker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- pseudonym — a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. Compare allonym (def 1).
- designation — A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.
- brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
- cognomen — (originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name
- appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
- label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- appellative — an identifying name or title; appellation
- tag — a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
- term — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
- tab — ht
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- denomination — A particular denomination is a particular religious group which has slightly different beliefs from other groups within the same faith.
- sobriquet — a nickname.
- name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- epithet — An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
- nom de plume — pen name.
- nomen — (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
adjective honorific
- honorary — given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree.
- celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.