ALIAS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ALIAS?

Need another word that means the same as “alias”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “alias” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Alias” are: a.k.a., also known as, also called, otherwise known as, otherwise, false name, pseudonym, sobriquet, incognito, nickname

Alias as a Noun

Definitions of "Alias" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “alias” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A name that has been assumed temporarily.
• An alternative name or label that refers to a file, command, address, or other item, and can be used to locate or access it.
• Each of a set of signal frequencies which, when sampled at a given uniform rate, would give the same set of sampled values, and thus might be incorrectly substituted for one another when reconstructing the original signal.
• A false or assumed identity.

Synonyms of "Alias" as a noun (5 Words)

false name	A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
incognito	An assumed or false identity. She is locked in her incognito.
nickname	A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name. The nickname for the U S Constitution is Old Ironsides.
pseudonym	A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role. I wrote under the pseudonym of Evelyn Hervey.
sobriquet	A person’s nickname. She was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet Duchesse.

Usage Examples of "Alias" as a noun

• A spy operating under the alias Barsad.

Alias as an Adverb

Definitions of "Alias" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “alias” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• Used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name.
• As known or named at another time or place.

Synonyms of "Alias" as an adverb (5 Words)

a.k.a.	As known or named at another time or place.
also called	In addition.
also known as	In addition.
otherwise	In a different way. She thought otherwise.
otherwise known as	In other respects or ways.

Usage Examples of "Alias" as an adverb

• Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette.
• Eric Blair, alias George Orwell.

Associations of “Alias” (30 Words)

alphabetically	In alphabetical order. Books are now arranged alphabetically by author.
cognomen	The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member’s given name.
criminal	Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure. They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
crook	A long staff with one end being hook shaped. Some pretty crook things went on there.
dub	The new sounds added by dubbing. Prewaxed thread has dramatically eased the process of dubbing.
epithet	An epithet used as a term of abuse. People jeered and hurled racial epithets.
factitious	Not produced by natural forces. A largely factitious national identity.
fake	Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit. He faked the signature.
faux	Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. Their faux concern for the well being of the voters didn t fool many.
feigned	Not genuine. Her eyes widened with feigned shock.
felon	A person who has committed a felony. The felon undermining hand of dark corruption.
fraud	A person who makes deceitful pretenses. He was convicted of fraud.
given	(of a document) signed and dated. At a couture house attentive service is a given.
illegal	Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules. An illegal chess move.
illegality	The state of being contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law. Proceedings will be required to establish the illegality of the act.
incognito	With your identity concealed. She is locked in her incognito.
malefactor	A person who commits a crime or some other wrong.
moniker	A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person’s given name. His real moniker is Dave Kennedy.
name	Of the Speaker mention a Member of Parliament by name as disobedient to the chair and thereby subject to a ban from the House. They studied all the great names in the history of France.
patronymic	Of or derived from a personal or family name. A patronymic derived from the name of their original lordship.
perpetrate	Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation. Perpetrate a crime.
phony	A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
pseudonym	A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role. I wrote under the pseudonym of Evelyn Hervey.
rob	Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner. Someone had robbed my jacket.
simulated	Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. She howled in simulated anguish.
sobriquet	A person’s nickname. She was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet Duchesse.
spurious	Born out of wedlock. A spurious work of art.
surname	Give a surname to. Simeon of the pillar by surname Stylites.
unlawful	Having no legally established claim. Unlawful love.