/ Thesaurus Find synonyms for: Noun1. appellation, denomination, designation, appellative, nameusage: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from othersAdjective1. appellativeusage: pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun2. appellative, naming(prenominal), denotative (vs. connotative), denotiveusage: inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.See also: appellative (Dictionary) Related Content Daily Word Quiz: transient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index