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 show’s teens are seniors at an unnamed elite private school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The complaint to the Education Department also alleges the removal this year from at least one library of an unnamed book by Maya Angelou and an unnamed middle school book that touched on sexual identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Police said an acquaintance of Panettiere, who is unnamed, called 911.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
An unnamed White House official later clarified that Trump was joking, the Wall Street Journal reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
He picked up his pencil and began to try to untangle an equation with unknown x’s and unnamed y’s.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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