Thesaurus results for ALIAS

alias

noun

ˈā-lē-əs

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 Federal authorities took on the fugitive case in 2022, later learning that Werstine had been arrested multiple times over the years under different aliases. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 May 2026 Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock. —

Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 8 May 2026 Marx has used aliases, including Michael Patrick and Michael Zavici, according to the affidavit. —

ABC News, 6 May 2026 But this is the first time Microsoft has actively pushed these Xbox email aliases to all of its gaming employees. —

Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alias

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The All Whites, New Zealand’s team nickname, are in their third World Cup and seeking their first victory after going winless in 1982 and 2010.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Her aunt Karen, for example, gave her an Easter basket embroidered with the nickname Shelly; her grandmother intended to give it to her for Easter 1983.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026