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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

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It was his decision to seek treatment for cancer under a false name that led to his capture.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

The court heard that the former charity worker messaged the woman from a Facebook account under a false name in March.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

To wear a false name galls me, but nothing else would save me, or get me dear across the width of Orgoreyn to the coast of the Western Sea.

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

false name

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