NAMELESS Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

nameless

adjective

ˈnām-ləs

Definition of nameless

as in unnamed

not named or identified by a name the victim of the crime will remain nameless to protect his privacy those nameless editors who write the synopses for TV shows in the newspaper

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as in incredible

beyond the power to describe was seized with a nameless, vague fear that made her seek the companionship of another person

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as in unknown

not widely known a nameless poet who has just been rediscovered by devotees of love poems

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Recent Examples of nameless SignalTrace may begin with a nameless pattern, but its value comes from recognizing that pattern again and connecting it to information that police already possess. — Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 Wakanda Forever thus became a story about mourning — but piling so many fictional deaths (ranging from nameless soldiers and civilians to the queen of Wakanda herself) on top of the real one becomes emotionally hard to take after a certain point. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 Chef—the character is nameless, and seemingly unknowable—is a mentor and a foil to Tony, his lined face and graying beard highlighting Tony’s youth, his composure framing Tony’s jittery ambition. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026 Beginning Middle End starts with its nameless, newly single narrator, a Mexican writer living in New York, embarking on a monthslong European trip with her preteen daughter. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nameless

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameless

Adjective

That’s according to a story in the Financial Times that quoted unnamed credit rating analysts that have been lobbied by the two AI companies’ bankers.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
The bigger factor threatening to drive a wedge between them surfaces when Miguel receives a proposal to design an enormous bunker in Hawaii for an unnamed tech billionaire.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of unnamed

Adjective

In finishing 27 for 30 for 401 yards, Mensah went an incredible 12 for 14 on passes thrown 10 yards or more.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
The best form of flattery is imitation, and Robert Pattinson does an incredible impression of Chris Hansen for A24’s new movie, Primetime.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of incredible

Adjective

What led to the trooper making the traffic stop also is unknown, as Idaho State Police declined to provide further information about the incident.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026
Over the past year, this warbler carried a multisensor geolocator backpack throughout his migratory journey, recording the long trek from his breeding grounds in Anchorage, Alaska, to a yet unknown winter refuge and back again.

— Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of unknown

Adjective

In the company’s new subscription product, there is no flurry of random off-topic comments posted by unidentified users.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
The unidentified driver, who was the sole occupant of the GMC, was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, DPS said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of unidentified

Adjective

Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Beneath the cringe internet overshare was a welcome indication that the vaginal microbiome has finally moved from an obscure area of medical research into mainstream conversation.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscure

Adjective

Jerry could easily be a caricature of a pretentious artiste stuck overseeing anonymous regional theater productions.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Five days later, an anonymous caller alerted the Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division that Deutsch was allegedly physically and mentally abusing the child.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of anonymous

Adjective

Another is to see them not as concrete objects but as ineffable, fluid, and sometimes paradoxical mental states.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026