unnamed

[uhn-neymd]

adjective

1. without a name; nameless.

2. not indicated or mentioned by name; unidentified.

   an unnamed lover.

unnamed

/ ʌnˈneɪmd /

adjective

1. having no name

2. not mentioned by name

   the culprit shall remain unnamed

Word History and Origins

Origin of unnamed¹

1400–50; un- ¹ + name ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

He scoffed at reports that cite unnamed sources suggesting Colbert’s show was on track to lose $40 million this year.

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One ironic artifact is a letter to a friend of Otto Frank’s from an unnamed Viking editor—the signature is illegible—rejecting the manuscript.

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The limited nature of the disclosure suggests the unnamed firm is based overseas, analysts said.

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And it just signed a letter of intent this month with an unnamed data-center customer looking to rent space on its campus for as long as 40 years.

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The hearing is taking place in an unnamed prison with a video stream to the Royal Courts of Justice in London for the press, public and Stephen's family, including his mother Baroness Doreen Lawrence.

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Related Words

• anonymous 
• nameless 
• unidentified 
• unknown 
• unsigned 
• unspecified