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
Native milkweed and Joe Pye weed are beneficial plants; their names are just misnomer.
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Dee Dee Kerscher, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Wade in the Water Film: There’s a lot of misnomers about African people.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
The name is a bit of a misnomer: This cut of pork is in fact not rib meat.
—Kia Damon, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
The model name is a bit of a misnomer, as TCL added several technologies year over year.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 May 2025
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Dee Dee Kerscher, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Wade in the Water Film: There’s a lot of misnomers about African people.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
The name is a bit of a misnomer: This cut of pork is in fact not rib meat.
—Kia Damon, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
The model name is a bit of a misnomer, as TCL added several technologies year over year.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for misnomer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misnomer
Noun
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Dunham’s husband and co-creator Luis Felber is a musician, who performs under the moniker Attawalpa.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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McClain's moniker is named after Bernie Madoff, the former Nasdaq chairman who masterminded the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history by defrauding thousands of investors.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The 18-year-old, who goes by the nickname Eliza rather than Elizabeth, opened up about the emotional tug of war between honoring her own identity and meeting her family’s expectations in a recent Reddit post.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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This new mission statement plays on one of Superman’s nicknames: The Man of Tomorrow.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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It’s thought that this nomenclature probably resulted from the fact that the vine looks quite unkempt when left untrained, yet other scholars believe that the wild side of the name comes from the wine’s characteristic aromas.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
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Well, the elegance of my nomenclature is up for debate.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
Noun
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For example, Katie is a diminutive of Katherine and Lisa is a diminutive of Elizabeth.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 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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Remember, beneficiary designations on retirement accounts, life insurance, and transfer-on-death accounts supersede your will and do not go through probate.—
Patti Brennan,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The class-action designation was key: The US Supreme Court recently limited the power of judges to impose such nationwide injunctions, except in cases seeking to block the president’s policies through class action lawsuits.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
10 July 2025
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“Misnomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misnomer. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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