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false name

NOUN
nom de guerre
Synonyms
WEAK
alias anonym assumed name fictitious name pseudonym
NOUN
nom de plume
Synonyms
WEAK
AKA alias allonym ananym anonym assumed name fictitious name nickname nom de guerre pen name professional name pseudonym
NOUN
pen name
Synonyms
WEAK
AKA alias allonym ananym anonym assumed name fictitious name nickname nom de guerre nom de plume professional name pseudonym

Example Sentences

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But Khan was unaware this man had filed the application for her using a false name and listed his own address for future correspondence from immigration authorities, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Defence attorneys are seeking to suppress some of Mr Mangione's statements he made to police after being arrested - including allegedly giving them a false name.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The court heard Khan gave a false name because he had "enemies he did not want to find him".

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

But the BBC can also reveal that Brooks is running another cask whisky company, Cask Spirits Global Ltd, under another false name, Craig Hutchins.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

It wouldn’t be hard, he said, if Estraven would take a false name and hire out as a cook or farmhand, which would not be pleasant, perhaps, but certainly better than returning to Orgoreyn.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin