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1. appellation, designation, title, honorific, style; epithet, appellative, byword, label, tag, Sl. handle, Sl. moniker; surname, family name, last name, first name, forename, Christian name, middle name, signature; nickname, sobriquet, cognomen, agnomen, by-name, pet name, diminutive; pseudonym, anonym, allonym, alias, assumed name, pen name, nom de plume, Fr. nom de guerre. stage name, Fr. nom de theatre; place name, toponym; trade name, trademark.

2. character, reputation, repute, reputability, respect, admiration, honor, esteem, high regard, favor, popularity; credit, merit.

3. fame, renown, bays, stardom, illustriousness, greatness, preeminence, superiority, supremacy; eminence, notability, note, distinction, mark; prominence, rank, standing, prestige, weight, importance, account.

4. celebrity, personage, notable, dignitary, Inf.VI.P., Inf. bigwig, Sl. big shot, Sl. biggie, Sl. big wheel, magnate; Sl. big cheese, Sl. fat cat, Sl. heavy, Sl. high-muck-a-muck; luminary, somebody, Sl. celeb, lion, Inf. big name; star, hero, superstar, toast of the town.

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5. denominate, call, term, style, nickname, dub, Archaic. clepe; title, entitle, address; christen, baptize; identify, label, tag.

6. designate, appoint, delegate, nominate; select choose, pick; elect, vote in, place in office, induct, or dain; employ, engage, hire; authorize, empower, entrust, charge; assign, appropriate, consign, relegate, allot.

7. specify, mention, suggest, throw out; express, speak of, note, denote, indicate, point out.