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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Ken Takakura is usually called by his nickname, Okarun, a moniker given to him by Momo.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Harris was not charged with that murder, but the Law & Order writers implied he was involved with the crime and used nicknames similar to Harris’ case.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
Noun
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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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As expected, DeChambeau has received the designation with great enthusiasm.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The restoration of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, designation comes after a New York federal judge earlier this month blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to shave six months off of the protections, which are usually for 18 months.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Sun Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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“Misnomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misnomer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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