Acronym
An abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words or parts of a series of words.
Anonymous
Not named or identified; done by someone unknown
Antonym
A word that means the opposite of another word.
Eponym
A person for whom something, such as a city, building, or street has been named.
Heteronym
One of two more words that are spelled alike but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as bass voice and bass, a fish
Homonym
One of two more words that are pronounced alike but have different spellings and meanings, such as isle and aisle
Onomatopoeia
The formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer
Oronym
A string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as gray day and grade A
Pseudonym
False name; a fictitious name
Synonym
One of two more words that have the same meaning
