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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.

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Alias as a Noun
Definitions of "Alias" as a noun
Synonyms of "Alias" as a noun (5 Words)
Usage Examples of "Alias" as a noun
Alias as an Adverb
Definitions of "Alias" as an adverb
Synonyms of "Alias" as an adverb (5 Words)
Usage Examples of "Alias" as an adverb
Associations of “Alias” (30 Words)

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.