pseudonyms

NOUN

false name

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alias stage name

STRONG

anonym handle nickname

WEAK

AKA ananym assumed name incognito nom de guerre nom de plume pen name professional name summer name

Antonyms

WEAK

name

Example Sentences

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Pseudonyms are common; parody and comedy videos are easily misinterpreted as fact; popularity affects the visibility of comments; and data about publication time and other details are not clearly displayed on the mobile app.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2022

Pseudonyms, she said, “provide a really thin level of anonymity.”

From New York Times • May 14, 2022

Pseudonyms were used in the report to protect their privacy.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021

Pseudonyms have been in the air with the big news that J.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2020

Mr. F. Marchmont's 'Concise Handbook of Literature issued Anonymously under Pseudonyms or Initials,' appeared in 1896.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.