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
Daniel RuthHolocaust 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
Michiko KakutaniA few scrupulous tax lawyers have anonymously leaked details of shelter schemes to the IRS.—Franklin Foer
Franklin FoerExamples of anonymously in a Sentence
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Anyone who might have seen the crash or have video of the incident can contact police directly by calling 913-971-6363 or call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Dec. 2025
Tips can be provided anonymously.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
The group is asking anyone with information, video, or photographs related to the incident to come forward anonymously to share the information.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The singer put down the guitar and read from the poem written by literature professor Clement Clarke Moore for his six children that was first published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel newspaper in Troy, N.Y. in 1823 and which has since become a Christmas classic.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Dec. 2025
Tips can be provided anonymously.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
The group is asking anyone with information, video, or photographs related to the incident to come forward anonymously to share the information.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The singer put down the guitar and read from the poem written by literature professor Clement Clarke Moore for his six children that was first published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel newspaper in Troy, N.Y. in 1823 and which has since become a Christmas classic.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Anonymously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anonymously. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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