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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The plaintiffs, both from Lawrence, Kan., and both suing under pseudonyms, were assigned female sex at birth but have identified for years as male and live as men, the suit said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Avaaz gave the survivors who participated in the webinar pseudonyms for their safety.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

The women filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on 6 May under the pseudonyms Jane Doe 1, 2, 3 and 4.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

The posts didn’t prove the details of his account, but here was the Williams I knew, writing under pseudonyms long before we’d met.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

I would venture to guess that these were pseudonyms.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green