masked identity
Concealed true persona
A masked identity is a persona concealed behind a disguise, pseudonym, or alternate name—the hidden self behind a public face.
Superheroes maintain masked identities; so do writers using pen names and online users with anonymous handles.
The phrase emphasizes deliberate concealment: The hacker's masked identity protected him from prosecution.
It suggests someone knowable exists beneath the mask, waiting to be revealed.
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- aliasAdopted false name
- false nameInvented designation for concealment
- assumed nameAdopted false identity
incognito · hidden · hidden face · secret · veiled · pseudonym · nom de guerre · concealed · persona · double life · covert · undercover · cover story · faceless · shadowy · unknown · man of mystery · cloak
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- false identitiesalias, false name, assumed name, pseudonym, fake ID
- online anonymityTor, VPN, pseudonyms, burner accounts, throwaway accounts
- anonymous writingpen name, pseudonym, ghost writer, ghostwriting, nom de plume
- self-imageself-portrait, self-image, self-concept, self-representation, selfie
- Revenge TragedyHamlet, revenge plot, avenger, retribution, blood revenge
masked identityauthentic self
One's genuine identity
true self · naked truth · true nature · transparency · inner self
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