anonymously

adverb

anon·​y·​mous·​ly ə-ˈnä-nə-məs-lē 

: in an anonymous manner : without identification of the source

They made the donation anonymously.

The problem, of course, is that so much of online commenting is done anonymously, making it easier for keyboard poltroons to write whatever they want without the accountability—without the shame.

—Daniel Ruth

Holocaust denial material can frequently be found on computer bulletin boards, which are used by white-power and neo-Nazi groups to schedule meetings and disseminate information anonymously.

—Michiko Kakutani

A few scrupulous tax lawyers have anonymously leaked details of shelter schemes to the IRS.

—Franklin Foer

Examples of anonymously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anyone with information related to this homicide investigation is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office at [phone] or the Hillsborough Township Police Department at [phone] or anonymously via the STOPit app. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026

Tips may also be submitted anonymously through the P3 Tips smartphone app. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026

The couple typically gives quietly or anonymously. —Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026

Detectives urged anyone with information about the homicide to call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS (8477). —Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

anonymous + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anonymously

• synonymously