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
All this makes the film’s title seem a double misnomer.
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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
The misnomer arose because of these nebulas' planet-like appearance when viewed by early astronomers through small telescopes.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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For practically her entire life, the mom of three has listed her favorite monikers, compiled them into lists and kept up with the latest baby naming trends.—
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The list has been updated to include these characters and the action star’s latest unbelievable moniker in A Working Man.—
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Yet his ruthlessness is appreciated by his team-mates, who have given him the nickname El Tiburon (‘The Shark’).—
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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.—
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Of all its rivals, Audi appears to have settled into a nomenclature for its vehicles that at least makes a little sense.—
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So far, six trucks have hit the streets with new nomenclature.—
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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.—
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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.).—
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Their designations, in place for the next three years, were announced by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond on March 13.—
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According to the state Department of Education, about half of the state’s schools have that community school designation.—
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“Misnomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misnomer. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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