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2
: not known by name : anonymous
3
: having no legal right to a name (as due to being born to parents not married to each other)
4
: not having been given a name : unnamed
5
: not marked with a name
a nameless grave
6
a
: incapable of precise description : indefinable
b
: too repulsive or distressing to describe
namelessly
adverb
namelessness
noun
Examples of nameless in a Sentence
She left the hotel with a nameless man in a black jacket.
The source for my story prefers to remain nameless.
A top government official, who shall remain nameless, has expressed concern about the decision.
The men were buried there in nameless graves.
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The county Public Guardian serves as a conservator for vulnerable disabled residents, but can’t accept nameless cases.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Here is a sample of their handiwork: These nameless leakers from the Pentagon want a military that’s woke, not lethal.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 May 2025
The Cholera Ghosts all began as pretty much an entity of nameless specters covered in sores who aren’t accepted in the main house, but that didn’t stop Sodaro from building a whole character biography.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 1 May 2025
Though the celebrity sightings are fun, the most powerful moment in the 69-minute installment comes when two people, Carmen and a relative who shall remain nameless for spoiler reasons, have a quiet conversation in an empty room.
—EW.com, 26 June 2025
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Here is a sample of their handiwork: These nameless leakers from the Pentagon want a military that’s woke, not lethal.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 May 2025
The Cholera Ghosts all began as pretty much an entity of nameless specters covered in sores who aren’t accepted in the main house, but that didn’t stop Sodaro from building a whole character biography.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 1 May 2025
Though the celebrity sightings are fun, the most powerful moment in the 69-minute installment comes when two people, Carmen and a relative who shall remain nameless for spoiler reasons, have a quiet conversation in an empty room.
—EW.com, 26 June 2025
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“Nameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nameless. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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nameless
adjective
name·less
ˈnām-ləs 
1
: having no name
2
: not marked with a name
a nameless grave
3
: unknown entry 1, anonymous
a nameless hero
4
a
: impossible to describe
nameless fears
b
: too disgusting or disturbing to be described
nameless acts of cruelty
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