unnamed

adjective

un·​named ˌən-ˈnāmd 

: not having a name or identified by name : not named

a newly discovered and unnamed species

received their information from an unnamed informant

Synonyms of unnamed

• one
• anonymous

Examples of unnamed in a Sentence

used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device

the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources

Recent Examples on the Web

Four unnamed co-conspirators are also listed in the indictment. —Adam Thompson, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025

Wise County Public Schools previously confirmed that an unnamed employee had been placed on administrative leave with pay pending review of an external allegation but did not identify the employee or confirm whether the matter involved Turner. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025

In August, the city council in Tucson, Arizona, voted to shelve an unnamed party’s 290-acre data center proposal following objections from residents. —Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025

The yet-unnamed device will be a sort of anti-iPhone. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unnamed

• counterclaimed
• unashamed
• abovenamed
• acclaimed
• ashamed
• declaimed
• defamed
• disclaimed
• exclaimed
• inflamed
• misnamed
• nicknamed