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alias

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of alias

1 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

Synonyms of alias

byname, cognomen, epithet, handle, moniker (also monicker), nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet), surname

Words Related to alias

appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, label, tag, title

anonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym

2 a fictitious or assumed name

the English author Eric Blair, better known under the alias of George Orwell

Synonyms of alias

nom de guerre, pseudonym

Words Related to alias

nom de plume, pen name

appellation, designation

epithet, nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet)

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