UNNAMED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

unnamed

adjective

ˌən-ˈnāmd

Definition of unnamed

as in one

known but not named used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device

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as in unidentified

not named or identified by a name the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources

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Recent Examples of unnamed To cap a summer of unusual heat and humidity, there is a possibility of rain over Labor Day weekend thanks to an unnamed tropical system developing off of Mexico, Lewis said. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 But Ament fell back in love with music after filling in on bass for another friend’s band, and ended up back with Gossard for their still-unnamed new project. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 Bally’s said the money was paid in full to CCBC, which is withholding the payments pending an accounting investigation amid allegations that an unnamed company hired by an MGM subcontractor was not approved by the Gaming Board to work at the site. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Surveillance video from the Cedar Glenn complex showed Brunson, Newman, and another unnamed co-defendant jumping a fence, approaching a Chevrolet Suburban, and fleeing after being confronted by a witness. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unnamed

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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.

— SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.

— Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018

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Twelve minutes after Parker reported the incident, an unidentified trooper, who wasn't yet on the scene, asked the dispatcher if an emergency medical services unit was on the way.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Huge size and energy NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) previously spotted unidentified little red dots in space in 2024 that scientists have now designated as a new astrophysical source, according to a study published in the journal Nature.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of unidentified

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In early August, Crump said the Mississippi Board of Nursing opened – and then quickly closed – a professional misconduct investigation into Wells-Wonsley after receiving a barrage of anonymous complaints following her son’s death.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
An art installation by the Guerilla Girls, anonymous artist activists, invited fans to air their grievances on chalkboards.

— James Pollard, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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