noteless

adjective

ˈnōt-ləs How to pronounce noteless (audio)
Definition of notelessnext
as in unknown
not widely known his father was a noteless artist who never got the big break that he deserved

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Recent Examples of noteless The empty, noteless frame is odd, but at least your mother-in-law was making an effort. — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noteless
  1. unknown
  2. obscure
Adjective
  • Stringer | Reuters A tanker was struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, stoking worries that the Middle East conflict could once again escalate.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The charge and light together seem to indicate a violent collision between an unknown particle and the nucleus of one of the detector’s atoms.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of unknown
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  • Given most late-summer midterm-election-year weakness has been more than recovered right afterward, the proper course of action now becomes even more obscure.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscure

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“Noteless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noteless. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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