pseudonymous

[ soo-don-uh-muhs ]

adjective

1. bearing a false or fictitious name.
2. writing or written under a fictitious name.

Other Words From

• pseu·dony·mous·ly adverb
• pseu·dony·mous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudonymous¹

1700–10; < Greek pseudṓnymos; pseudonym, -ous

Example Sentences

The next pseudonymous presenter, who called himself the Lancaster Examiner, took a hyper-local focus on how NAR power gets built from the ground up.

From Salon

One day, a package arrives addressed to Catherine, containing a pseudonymous novel that opens with the disclaimer that any resemblance between fiction and fact is intentional.

From Los Angeles Times

Raphael Simon is better known as children’s author Pseudonymous Bosch.

From Los Angeles Times

They are a dedicated, mostly pseudonymous group that produces a slew of pro-Trump videos and images, many of them crude, offensive, satirical or conspiratorial – while others are more traditional and religious-themed.

From BBC

One of my favorite things about Reddit is the way it illuminates latent social phenomena; because it’s pseudonymous, allowing people to post about delicate problems from behind the veil of a clever username, Reddit is terrific at helping people navigate the private dramas they may have trouble talking about with folks in real life.

From Slate