as in moniker
a name that is wrong or not proper or appropriate
"International Airport" is something of a misnomer, since almost all the arriving and departing flights are local.
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Recent Examples of misnomer
Encompassing two weekends, the event’s name is something of a misnomer.
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Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
All this makes the film’s title seem a double misnomer.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
The idea of an assist by a goalkeeper, in a huge amount of cases, is almost a misnomer.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
This milestone, in which the ionized soup became neutral atoms, is known as recombination (a misnomer, since nuclei and electrons had never combined before).
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
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Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
All this makes the film’s title seem a double misnomer.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
The idea of an assist by a goalkeeper, in a huge amount of cases, is almost a misnomer.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
This milestone, in which the ionized soup became neutral atoms, is known as recombination (a misnomer, since nuclei and electrons had never combined before).
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misnomer
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The Richmond Times Dispatch hosted a reader contest to find a moniker for the new mascot and several front runners were considered including Rock Hoppers, Rhinos, and Hush Puppies.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Despite lacking professional wrestling training, she was quickly introduced to the WWE audience on the ECW brand under the moniker Kelly Kelly.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yet his ruthlessness is appreciated by his team-mates, who have given him the nickname El Tiburon (‘The Shark’).—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 4 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some pundits posit that the nomenclature is a New World vs. Old World situation, which doesn’t explain why bottles from California or Washington may use either name.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2025
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Qualcomm’s new mobile chipset isn’t only getting a new nomenclature but also a brand-new CPU design.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Residing on hillside slopes and gently rolling valleys surrounding the stately medieval village of Montalcino, vineyards in the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are home to a clone of Sangiovese known locally as Brunello, which is a diminutive of the Italian word for brown.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
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Meaning: The name Indie can be a diminutive of the names India (country southern Asia) or Indiana (state in midwestern U.S.).—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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But the Trump White House has begun overturning TPS designations, revoking protection in January from more than 600,000 Venezuelans.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The latest designation became effective after President Trump ousted NSA Director Gen. Timothy Haugh, and several other high-ranking security officials, over disputes about their loyalty prompted by far-right activist Laura Loomer.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Misnomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misnomer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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