as in aliases
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 pseudonyms
In the inside part of the apartment building’s mailbox — accessible only to building management and mail carriers — law enforcement found notes indicating that mail should be delivered to Cynthia’s apartment for several of the pseudonyms used in the scheme, authorities said.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 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
Kierkegaard wrote under pseudonyms who disagreed with each other.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
The plaintiffs, who used pseudonyms, asked the court for permission to file on behalf of all children who had lost gender-affirming care at the hospital’s TRUE Center for Gender Diversity, known as a class action.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The denial came after the advocacy group Women’s Link Worldwide issued a press release saying the women, identified by the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura, had filed a complaint with Spain’s Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Most of the women will be allowed to testify anonymously by using pseudonyms for their first and last names, Caproni ruled in another favorable order for the government.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Speaking under pseudonyms, Zoe, a member of the entertainment industry, told The Hollywood Reporter she was assaulted by Noth in 2004 in Los Angeles.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Represented by Women’s Link Worldwide, the two women went public under the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 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
Kierkegaard wrote under pseudonyms who disagreed with each other.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
The plaintiffs, who used pseudonyms, asked the court for permission to file on behalf of all children who had lost gender-affirming care at the hospital’s TRUE Center for Gender Diversity, known as a class action.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The denial came after the advocacy group Women’s Link Worldwide issued a press release saying the women, identified by the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura, had filed a complaint with Spain’s Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Most of the women will be allowed to testify anonymously by using pseudonyms for their first and last names, Caproni ruled in another favorable order for the government.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Speaking under pseudonyms, Zoe, a member of the entertainment industry, told The Hollywood Reporter she was assaulted by Noth in 2004 in Los Angeles.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Represented by Women’s Link Worldwide, the two women went public under the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pseudonyms
aliases
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But the woman turned out to be an impostor from Kansas with at least 30 aliases.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Nicolas Thompson-Lleras, a Los Angeles attorney who counsels immigrants facing deportation, said two of his clients were registered under aliases at different hospitals in Los Angeles County last year.—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Pseudonyms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonyms. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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