Name
Name verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: I don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio
Signify and name are semantically related in choose topic. In some cases you can use "Signify" instead a verb "Name", when it comes to topics like label.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Her real name is Martijn de Vries, which doesn't signify anything.
Source: Meaningful Name / Real Life -
Other bosses like Duo and Bass, while not name dropping any of their attacks, will utter phrases to signify their next move.
Source: Video Game / Mega Man 8 -
When additions or alterations to names signify stronger versions of said beings, that's Tiered by Name.
Source: Meaningful Name
Cite this Source
Signify and Name. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/signify
Name & Signify. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/signify>.
Signify or Name. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/signify.
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