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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
All-American Madison Booker (alias: Midrange Maddie) continues to ball through the NCAA Tournament.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The screenplay on the Disney FYC site gives the Void team members aliases, presumably to avoid spoiler leaks, as all of those characters' appearances were kept secret until the film's release week.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
An alias email address is an additional email address that can be used to receive emails in the same mailbox as the primary email address.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
The mountain takes its name from an alias adopted by a legendary French woman who secretly followed her fiancé all the way to the New World, became ill, and asked to be buried on this summit.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The screenplay on the Disney FYC site gives the Void team members aliases, presumably to avoid spoiler leaks, as all of those characters' appearances were kept secret until the film's release week.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
An alias email address is an additional email address that can be used to receive emails in the same mailbox as the primary email address.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
The mountain takes its name from an alias adopted by a legendary French woman who secretly followed her fiancé all the way to the New World, became ill, and asked to be buried on this summit.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alias
Noun
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After all, a nickname like ‘The Big Dreidel,’ is pretty niche.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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David shared a separate post and referred to his son with his nickname Bust.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, haunting the fair was H.H. Holmes, the pseudonym taken by a person who was one of America’s first serial killers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Director Edgar Wright’s adaptation of the 1982 Stephen King novel (written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) is a more stylish, grounded and even humorous take than the over-the-top 1987 movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the hero and Richard Dawson as a villainous TV show host.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Emily, who didn't share her surname, lives in the Midwest with her 11 cats.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Yes, his surname is definitely a little tribute to Jon.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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This species has no fragrance; its lavender appellation simply acknowledges its flower color while its rosemary epithet indicates its seacoast habitat.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
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More than a decade after Breaking Bad ended, Aaron Paul still can’t escape his character’s signature epithet.—
John Russell,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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In some ways, the moniker ‘hair stylist’ undermines Tom Smith’s artistry.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The America's Next Top Model creator said her name was a joint effort from her family after her mother simplified a moniker that the model’s grandmother had chosen.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alias. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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