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

Pause Protocol Interface: A frontline tool that lets workers flag questionable AI outputs—anonymously, without fear of reprisal—restoring agency to the edge of the system. —Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

People participate anonymously, helping to keep the focus on the issues and not the people. —Lisa Schirch, The Conversation, 7 July 2025

For the Luxembourg Leaks, for example, nearly 28,000 pages of financial documents were anonymously released to journalists. —Will Potter july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025

Information can also be submitted anonymously online at usmarshals.gov/tips. —Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

anonymous + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anonymously

• synonymously