Caption and Name

Caption

Caption noun - An explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration.

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Name and caption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a noun "Caption".

Nearby Word: captious

Name noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.

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Caption and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Caption" instead a noun "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

good	good caption	good name
better	better caption	better name
similar	similar caption	similar name
short	short caption	short name
Other adjectives: appropriate, current, original, small, embarrassing, new, former, funny, random, last, different, previous.

The caption said something along the lines of "Despite (woman's name) helpful advice, (plumber's name) felt that he had a handle on the problem."

Source: Unwanted Assistance
Whenever a new character is introduced in Every Button Hurts the Other Guy, their name is given in a caption box, accompanied by a humorous title or description.

Source: Caption Humor
Following Memetic Mutation the same style of image is now used essentially as a one-man caption contest, keeping the name but rarely trying to demotivate.

Source: Artifact Title / Web Original

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Name and Caption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/caption/name

Caption & Name. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/caption/name>.

Name or Caption. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/caption/name.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "caption" and "name" have occurred on timeline