ANONYMITY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

anonymity

noun

ˌa-nə-ˈni-mə-tē

Definition of anonymity

as in obscurity

the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown oddly enough we like the anonymity of being a part of an enormous crowd

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Recent Examples of anonymity If the newborn shows signs of abuse or neglect, however, anonymity may not be honored. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The woman, who requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation, and witnesses said she was pushed. — Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Sources briefed on the transfer, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, indicate a fee in the region of £4million has been agreed with Hajduk. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The official, like others interviewed for the story, spoke on the condition of anonymity. — ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anonymity

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Noun

The Wiener Werkstätte’s undue obscurity may have something to do with not only those epistolary expressions of skepticism by the founding fathers of the Frankfurt School, but also Hoffmann’s latter-day Nazism, which in this show goes unmentioned.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Dumped in theaters by Tianjin Yamazaki Film on August 5, the film had zero promotion beyond a single poster design, and initially seemed set to fade quietly into obscurity.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscurity

Noun

But one thing that is common for everyone is the silence that is quietly reshaping family life.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Pros and cons of silence But many Fed watchers say that by saying nothing, the central bank encourages markets to speculate about its intentions.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of silence

Noun

And of his fascination in the idea that people might go on living after death, in oblivion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Third, each of these CEOs has focused on fixing operations rather than reaching for the tired but easier playbook of financial engineering, buybacks, and cost-cutting into oblivion.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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