: not having a name or identified by name : not named
a newly discovered and unnamed species
received their information from an unnamed informant
Examples of unnamed in a Sentence
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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The lawsuit was brought by the student’s parent, who is unnamed.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
West was court-ordered to pay over $76,000 of the unnamed employee's legal fees last fall; the case remains on hold.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Despite clearing the song ahead of time with representatives for the Dodgers, Nezza said she was dissuaded from singing in Spanish on game day by an unnamed employee of the team.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
For the past several years, she’s been struggling to process the sudden estrangement of an unnamed relative.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
West was court-ordered to pay over $76,000 of the unnamed employee's legal fees last fall; the case remains on hold.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Despite clearing the song ahead of time with representatives for the Dodgers, Nezza said she was dissuaded from singing in Spanish on game day by an unnamed employee of the team.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
For the past several years, she’s been struggling to process the sudden estrangement of an unnamed relative.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unnamed
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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