unnamed
Americanadjective
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without a name; nameless.
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not indicated or mentioned by name; unidentified.
an unnamed lover.
adjective
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having no name
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not mentioned by name
the culprit shall remain unnamed
Etymology
Origin of unnamed
1400–50; un- 1 + name ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The Times quoted an unnamed "senior football figure" calling the plan "potentially much worse than the European Super League", as it would have an impact on all levels of football across the globe.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I helped sort of shoo him onto the boat, because he was face down too... but the seven-year-old was not in a good way," said Bowe, who was helped by an unnamed man.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
This spring, an unnamed OpenAI model circumvented its sandbox to post some testing results publicly to the GitHub platform, OpenAI said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She was told the child would pose with an unnamed first-team player for a photo that would appear in a fundraising calendar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
We didn’t let them help us because we needed it, we let them help us because inside of humans is this thing, this unnamed need to feel as if we are useful in the world.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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