Alias
Alias noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
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Synonyms for Alias
Known and alias are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Known" instead an adjective "Alias".
Nearby Word: aliasing
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- This trope is about characters who continue to use an alias or false name even after it is no longer useful because their true identity has become known.
Source: Artifact Alias -
Will Alex Ryan, more known by his alias as DA Games (DA standing for Diamond Armada), is a fairly known user on YouTube.
Source: Creator / DA Games -
The one-armed man was known as Fred Johnsonnote though this may or may not have been an alias in the original series, but is known here as Fred(erick) Sykes.
Source: Film / The Fugitive
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