: 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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In writer-director Christian Ditter’s glossy take on the fantastical story about the preciousness of time, an enigmatic red-haired girl named Momo (Alexa Goodall) lives inside the amphitheater of an unnamed European city (perhaps closest in look to Rome).
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The unnamed first-person protagonist, portrayed expressively by Golden Voice Narrator JD Jackson, wins a National Book Award.
—Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
According to the lawsuit, her suicidal thoughts escalated in June 2023 after another patient attempted to strangle herself and staff failed to intervene, even as the unnamed patient turned blue.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
This underwater treasure, found off the coast of an unnamed Latin American country and worth around a billion dollars, is going on display at the United Nations, and a bunch of people want to steal it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The unnamed first-person protagonist, portrayed expressively by Golden Voice Narrator JD Jackson, wins a National Book Award.
—Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
According to the lawsuit, her suicidal thoughts escalated in June 2023 after another patient attempted to strangle herself and staff failed to intervene, even as the unnamed patient turned blue.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
This underwater treasure, found off the coast of an unnamed Latin American country and worth around a billion dollars, is going on display at the United Nations, and a bunch of people want to steal it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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 7 Oct. 2025.
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