Thesaurus results for ALIAS

alias

noun

ˈā-lē-əs

Definition of alias

as in nickname

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual a soccer player whom everyone knows as "Mayhem," her adopted alias in the sports world that was created from her surname

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as in pseudonym

a fictitious or assumed name the English author Eric Blair, better known under the alias of George Orwell

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Recent Examples of alias The sheriff’s office said that Johnson goes by multiple aliases and has ties to Okaloosa and Walton counties in Florida as well as several areas of Georgia and Alabama. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Trotsky understood the importance of codes, aliases, and compartmentalization, but within the Fourth International, their application was haphazard—more habit than protection. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 The murderer, whose name is Catherine but who goes by many other aliases, has a one-track mind set to revenge. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026 Byers also said in court that Burke used several aliases to order items online to dismember Hernandez, including several chainsaws, an inflatable pool, shovel, and fireproof mat. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for alias

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Noun

Flair, whose nickname was The Nature Boy, is one of the all-time great former wrestlers.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
The new whisky series is called Moments from The Glorious Playground, a reference to the nickname for the area surrounding Gleneagles.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of nickname

Noun

Two are being identified with pseudonyms out of concern for the safety of relatives in Afghanistan.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Tusk said at the time that the killing of Robert Kuzovkov, known by the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, had the hallmarks of a political assassination.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of pseudonym

Noun

Shiloh, now 20, filed to change her surname on May 27 of that year, which was also the then-teen’s 18th birthday.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
In 2019, his great-nephews Albert and Lawrence Lewitinn (their surnames are spelled differently than the artist’s) inherited about 1,000 of the artist’s works.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of surname

Noun

At this early juncture, the O’Hare Flyer needs a Chicago train daddy, to borrow the moniker famously given to the British transit executive Andy Byford, who now is leading the overhaul of New York’s Penn Station.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Unlike Pluto's naming, when the public suggested monikers for the new planet, the public didn't participate in the scientific process of its recategorization.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of moniker

Noun

The raid drew criticism over separating families, and a group of Idahoans sued, saying officers hurled racial epithets and largely withheld water, food, bathrooms and medical care.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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