concealed identity
Secret personal truth
A concealed identity is one that has been hidden or disguised.
Spies operate under concealed identities.
Witnesses may testify with concealed identities to protect them from retaliation.
Online, people often maintain concealed identities through pseudonyms or anonymous accounts: She posted under a concealed identity to avoid harassment.
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- false nameInvented designation for concealment
- maskFace-worn concealment
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- aliasAdopted false name
pseudonym · fictitious name · compartmentalization · paper trail · shadow · under the radar · steganography · sockpuppet · privacy · witness protection · secrecy · hood · wig · espionage · cloak and dagger · whistleblowing · alter ego · encryption
- Unknown Identitiesstrangers, unknowns, Jane Doe, John Doe, anonymous
- anonymous authorshippen name, pseudonym, alias, ghostwriting, ghostwriter
- anonymous writingpen name, pseudonym, ghost writer, ghostwriting, nom de plume
- pen namespen names, pen name, nom de plume, pseudonym, alias
concealed identityauthentic self
One's genuine identity
true self · real name · birth name · legal identity · legal name
concealed identitycelebrity
Widely recognized public figure
famous face · household name · celebrity status · public figure · known quantity