aliases

NOUN

false name

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assumed name moniker pseudonym stage name

STRONG

anonym handle nickname

WEAK

AKA nom de guerre nom de plume pen name summer name

Antonyms

WEAK

name

Example Sentences

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They had checked into the hotel using authentic Lebanese passports under aliases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Said, 48 years old, holds two British passports, one that expired this month and a second expiring in 2029, and has used several aliases, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Gaffield used the aliases “Nomad” and “Cedar,” authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Findley, 54, used several aliases to pose as the bogus lender, and threatened to foreclose on Graceland and auction the compound – unless the Presley family settled the claim for $2.85m.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Howard was one of Holmes’s more common aliases, Geyer now knew.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson