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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"It won't be difficult. We have tremendous amounts of ammunition," he said, adding he had a shortlist of three unnamed people he favoured to lead Iran after the war.
From Barron's
Instead, the home was snapped up by an unnamed buyer, who closed on the home for $5.5 million on Jan. 15, 2025, according to records.
From MarketWatch
"It won't be difficult. We have tremendous amounts of ammunition," he said, adding he had a shortlist of three unnamed people he favored to lead Iran after the war.
From Barron's
A series of reports in Israeli and US media, quoting unnamed officials, spoke of convincing evidence he was dead.
From BBC
Of the twenty other people at Edmonds’s séance, an unnamed man wrote about his experience as an attendee that same night.
From Literature
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