unidentified
adjective
un·iden·ti·fied
ˌən-ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfīd 
-ə-ˈden-
: not having a known or established identity : not identified
unidentified flying objects
an unidentified suspect
Examples of unidentified in a Sentence
an unidentified worker reported the security breach
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
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The man, who remains unidentified publicly, was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Tales of what happened at Roswell have grown in the telling so that it’s now seen as a keystone event by many true believers in the alien origins of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Brinkema said at one point during the proceedings that just this week an unidentified individual had send an application for money from the fund directly to the court.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 June 2026
The unidentified victim, who is believed to be between 17 and 25, was in Little Bay Park in Bay Terrace, when a fight broke out involving a group of teens.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Tales of what happened at Roswell have grown in the telling so that it’s now seen as a keystone event by many true believers in the alien origins of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Brinkema said at one point during the proceedings that just this week an unidentified individual had send an application for money from the fund directly to the court.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 June 2026
The unidentified victim, who is believed to be between 17 and 25, was in Little Bay Park in Bay Terrace, when a fight broke out involving a group of teens.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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