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

When King asked if the unnamed celebrity was the one, Brown didn't hesitate. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

The other, unnamed university is seeing a 28% lift in sales and an 11% boost to the average check size. — John Kell, Fortune, 1 July 2026

The unnamed passenger told officials that a friend gave him the idea of placing the grenades in a jar of peanut butter to get through TSA. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

That’s because Cerezo’s Los Blancos counterpart Florentino Perez promised to bid that amount for an unnamed player while on the campaign trail. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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