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pseudonymously

pseudonymously

1 9.4
Using a false name instead of your real name
  • adverb
  • /ˌsuːdəˈnɪməsli/
translation icon : bajo seudónimo
  • The journalist wrote several articles pseudonymously to protect himself from backlash.
  • written pseudonymously

Examples

  • Republic of Fear, a remorseless indictment of Ba'thist rule in Iraq that appeared in 1989, was written pseudonymously, its author fearful of retribution from the regime in Baghdad.

    Academic text (1995)
  • He wasn't content to rant pseudonymously and vent in threads.

    Blog text (14)
  • Three institutions in the southeastern United States were selected for study, pseudonymously identified as Metropolitan University, City Community College, and Spirit College.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Data were collected pseudonymously and stored on a secured server. # Results # Cohort Characteristics #

    Academic text (2015)
  • And you know, The Federalist Papers and you know what it what it meant to be able to have the right to speak pseudonymously or anonymously.

  • It is pseudonymously attributed to Bishop Timothy of Alexandria.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Duchamp, of course, superseded this four years later when he pseudonymously presented an overturned porcelain urinal to the Society of Independent Artists in New York as a work of art.

    Academic text (2001)
  • He blogs pseudonymously to maintain a tissue of fiction in the increasingly unlikely event that he is ever nominated to the bench, although he has little doubt that a sufficiently motivated detective could ascertain his true identity.

    Blog text (19)
  • The author chose to publish her novel pseudonymously to keep her identity private.

  • Many students contribute to the online forum pseudonymously to avoid revealing their true identities.

Synonyms

anonymously
vspseudonymously
52 4.6

Without saying who you are

uses a false or assumed name rather than leaving identity unknown
incognito
vspseudonymously
5 7.4

Hiding who you are so people do not recognize you

uses a false name rather than mainly hiding identity by disguise

Antonyms

575 1.2

In a way that everyone can see or know

303 1.6

To say or do things without hiding feelings

How Anonymous

incognito
5 7.4
pseudonymously
1 9.4
anonymously
52 4.6
privately
174 3.2
openly
303 1.6

Surface Forms

pseudonymously positive

Morphology

pseudonymously = pseudonymous (transparent) = pseudonym + ous + ly

Formed by standard derivation: 'pseudonym' -> 'pseudonymous' -> +'-ly' to make an adverb, so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Pseudonymously comes from the parts pseudo- ('false') and -onym ('name'). So it means doing something under a false name, like publishing under a pen name or staying anonymous.