Entry Word: nameless

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not named or identified by a name <the victim of the crime will remain nameless to protect his privacy> <nameless editors who write TV listings in the newspaper>

Synonyms anonymous, incognito, unbaptized, unchristened, unidentified, unnamed, untitled

Related Words unspecified; obscure, uncelebrated, unheard-of, unknown, unnoted, unremarkable

Near Antonyms denominated, designated, specified; labeled (or labelled), tabbed, titled; celebrated, famed, famous, known, notable, noted, noteworthy, remarkable, renowned, well-known

Antonyms baptized, christened, dubbed, named, termed

2 beyond the power to describe <was seized with a nameless, vague fear that made her seek the companionship of another person> — see indescribable
3 not widely known <a nameless poet who has just been rediscovered by readers of love poems> — see obscure 2