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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“He’s a young kid,” an unnamed witness told KTLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Oh, and by the way, I’m rooting for unnamed bear 909.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
An automatic out-of-office responder one employee at an unnamed company built with AI that turned out to cost $10,000 a day, Hsu said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The photos came from an unnamed member of the military, who said: "This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The unnamed peaks towering over the glacier were bigger and comelier and infinitely more menacing than they would have been were I in the company of another person.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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