assumed name

Main Entry:
alias [ey-lee-uhs]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: false name
Synonyms: AKA, anonym, assumed name, handle*, moniker, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym, stage name, summer name
Notes: an alias is an assumed name, an alibi is a form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed, while an excuse is an explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness
Antonyms: name
Main Entry: pen name
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pretend name of author
Synonyms: AKA, alias, allonym, ananym, anonym, assumed name, false name, fictitious name, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, professional name, pseudonym
Main Entry: pseudonym
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: false name
Synonyms: AKA, alias, ananym, anonym, assumed name, handle*, incognito*, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, professional name, stage name, summer name
Notes: an allonym is a pen name that is borrowed, not made-up like a pseudonym
Antonyms: name
Main Entry: sobriquet
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nickname
Synonyms: AKA, alias, anonym, appellation, assumed name, byname, handle*, label, moniker, nom de guerre, nom de plume, nomenclature, pen name, pet name, professional name, pseudonym, tag*
Main Entry: nom de guerre
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pretend name
Synonyms: alias, anonym, assumed name, false name, fictitious name, pseudonym
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