Meanings
adjectiveallonymous (not comparable)
- not comparableMisattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allonymous pseudonym
1 more example
allonymous authorship
Synonyms: misattributed, apocryphal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveMisattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
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Origin
From allonym + -ous (suffix forming adjectives).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French allonyme
- allonymepublished under the name of a different person
Portuguese alónimo, alônimo
- alónimopublished under the name of a different person
- alônimopublished under the name of a different person
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with allonymous
anonymoussynonymouspseudonymoushomonymousantonymousautonymousheteronymousholonymoushyponymousmeronymousorthonymousparonymouspolyonymous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
allonymous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allonymous
MLA
“allonymous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allonymous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allonymous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allonymous.
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