alias

Meaning

Adv

1. Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
2. Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful

Noun

1. Another name; an assumed name.
2. A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
3. An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
4. An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.

Verb

1. To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
2. To make or become indistinguishable.

Synonyms

pseudonym

nickname

assumed name

pen name

nom de plume

another name

sobriquet

false name

also known as

designation

a.k.a.

AKA

byname

code name

epithet

nom de guerre

nick

pearl barley

name

pen-name

moniker

fictitious

stage-name

synonym

second name

alias name

cognomen

assumed

appellation

popular name

secret name

anonym

A.K.A.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/

Etymology

From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.