pseudonymous

adjective

pseu·​don·​y·​mous sü-ˈdä-nə-məs 

: bearing or using a fictitious name

a pseudonymous report

also : being a pseudonym

pseudonymously adverb

pseudonymousness noun

Examples of pseudonymous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, has — maybe — been unmasked. — Holly J. Morris, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026

The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

The case was later refiled with the four main pseudonymous plaintiffs at the start of May, with the Jane Doe becoming South Carolina Doe. — Matt Burgess, Wired News, 3 June 2026

The quest to unmask Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin, has been going on for more than a decade now, and resulted in some embarrassing misfires. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Greek pseudōnymos

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pseudonymous

• euonymus
• elymus
• maximus
• epididymis
• grimace