compellations

noun

plural of compellation
as in names
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known apparently no one dares to enter the world of professional wrestling without a catchy compellation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compellations
  1. names
  2. monikers
  3. titles
  4. nicknames
  5. designations
  6. surnames
  7. denominations
Noun
  • According to Dundy, rebellion against their father defined much of the future filmmaker’s life, which unfolded as a struggle for freedom characterized by bold actions and boldface names.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Those names can be drafted in the middle rounds as upside options in an offense that is expected to take another step forward.
    — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of names
Noun
  • Unlike Pluto's naming, when the public suggested monikers for the new planet, the public didn't participate in the scientific process of its recategorization.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The monikers Bella and Luna have consistently vied for the top spot, with Max topping the charts in 2022, before being unseated by Milo.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of monikers
Noun
  • More than 200 titles will launch with Indonesian dubbing, with a wider slate available in Indonesian subtitles.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • ReelShort catalogue titles will be available on Vidio starting on September 1 through the dedicated Short Drama tab, launched by Vidio last year, for subscribers on the TV Extra, Platinum, Platinum Extra, and Ultimate packages.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of titles
Noun
  • Voting is underway for the Official State Dish Registry, which aims to be a permanent record of the foods that help define each state's identity, much like state birds and nicknames.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As to whether Sassnitz shakes off its nicknames from last year, that partly depends on what happens this weekend.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of nicknames
Noun
  • Your beneficiary designations on accounts with direct beneficiaries, including retirement accounts, life insurance, and transfer-on-death bank and brokerage accounts.
    — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The designations in question impacted business leaders and firms operating out of China, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Turkey, and Greece.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of designations
Noun
  • This insularity causes the same surnames to show up over and over in public records from Followers communities in Idaho, and, just as happened in the faith’s earlier generations, the sprawling Followers families tend to intermarry.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In 2019, his great-nephews Albert and Lawrence Lewitinn (their surnames are spelled differently than the artist’s) inherited about 1,000 of the artist’s works.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of surnames
Noun
  • These denominations defined the mainstream in American life; nearly every President from the turn of the century to 1960 came out of these churches.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Across American Christianity, traditional denominations were shrinking, and churches were closing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of denominations
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“Compellations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compellations. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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