Thesaurus results for PSEUDONYM

pseudonym

noun

ˈsü-də-ˌnim

as in alias

a fictitious or assumed name the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper

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Recent Examples of pseudonym Skattebo’s side also includes popular Madden livestreamer Kylie Cox, who goes by the pseudonym Sketch online. —

Devon Henderson, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026 Mindel, who has made solo music under the pseudonyms GMS and Sade Sade since Yellow Swans’ split in 2009, received the diagnosis after a health crisis last fall, his partner Aja Bond writes on a GoFundMe page. —

Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026 John Heartfield, the pseudonym of German artist Helmut Herzfeld, was a leading photographic satirist who was fiercely opposed to Hitler and his Nazi party. —

Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026 Kierkegaard wrote under pseudonyms who disagreed with each other. —

Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pseudonym

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alias

Noun

That includes aliases, date of birth, race, counties of conviction, charges, case numbers, dispositions, descriptions of any identifying marks and tattoos and a photograph of a person.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026