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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His repertoire is now expanding with The Long Walk, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 science-fiction/horror novel—the writer’s first, published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
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Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Soon after, romance writers seized the topic and have refused to let go, starting with Jill Myles’s Wicked Games, published under the pseudonym Jessica Clare in 2011.
—Hannah Berman
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Lisa, who asked to be identified by a pseudonym because several members of her family are undocumented, is protected from deportation by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
In summer 2024 the group succeeded, with a key contribution from a mysterious newcomer known only by the pseudonym mxdys.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
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Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Soon after, romance writers seized the topic and have refused to let go, starting with Jill Myles’s Wicked Games, published under the pseudonym Jessica Clare in 2011.
—Hannah Berman
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Lisa, who asked to be identified by a pseudonym because several members of her family are undocumented, is protected from deportation by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
In summer 2024 the group succeeded, with a key contribution from a mysterious newcomer known only by the pseudonym mxdys.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pseudonym
alias
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Saman photographed 24-year-old Khadija, who uses an alias for security and fled the capital Khartoum while eight months pregnant.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Also known by the aliases Juan Turo, Fabio Cristian Hernández and Juan Ruiz Silvera, Arellano Díaz is a Chilean national who has been linked to violent crimes, including an assault in Los Angeles and a homicide in Chile, according to police.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonym. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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