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
On day two of the trial, Victim 2 was given the pseudonym Jane, while Victim 4 was referred to as Mia, per NBC News.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
Rowling frequently posts acidic commentary about trans people, and very rarely about the upcoming Harry Potter series (oddly enough, Rowling still publishes crime fiction under her male pseudonym, Robert Galbraith).
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Another woman, who testified under the pseudonym Mia, also took the stand.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 July 2025
Directed by Starsky & Hutch alum Paul Michael Glaser, the 1987 film is a (very) loose adaptation of Stephen King's book of the same name, published in 1982 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
Rowling frequently posts acidic commentary about trans people, and very rarely about the upcoming Harry Potter series (oddly enough, Rowling still publishes crime fiction under her male pseudonym, Robert Galbraith).
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Another woman, who testified under the pseudonym Mia, also took the stand.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 July 2025
Directed by Starsky & Hutch alum Paul Michael Glaser, the 1987 film is a (very) loose adaptation of Stephen King's book of the same name, published in 1982 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pseudonym
alias
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Get an alias email for job applications 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,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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The co-conspirators, some of whom use aliases, are Carlos Victor Mestanza Cercado, Jazael Padilla Resto, Pablo Raul Lugo Larroig, Victor Hugo Valencia Solorzano, Jorge Enrique Alban, Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores and Eduardo Macias Ibarra.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonym. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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