nym

This vocabulary list features words with the Latin root and suffix nym, meaning "name."
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  1. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  2. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
  3. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
  4. acronym
    a word formed from the initial letters of several words
  5. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
  6. eponym
    the person for whom something is named
  7. metonymy
    substituting the name of a feature for the name of the thing
  8. homonym
    a word pronounced or spelled the same with another meaning
  9. metonym
    a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
  10. mononym
    a single name by which a person is known
  11. aptronym
    a name humorously suited to its owner’s job or personality
  12. demonym
    a name for a resident or native of a particular place
  13. toponym
    the name by which a geographical place is known
  14. contronym
    a word that has two contradictory or opposing meanings
  15. tautonym
    a scientific name that is the same for the genus and species
Created on Mon Jun 02 11:32:06 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 16:52:59 EDT 2025)

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