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
One individual, who requested anonymity, said that China will likely benefit from the new lower rate.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Hyperallergic in 2024 interviewed four former and current staffers under condition of anonymity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Oct. 2025
Names marked with an asterisk (*) have been changed to protect individuals’ privacy and anonymity.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 29 Oct. 2025
All spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were either not authorized to discuss the effort or feared retribution for disclosing it.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Hyperallergic in 2024 interviewed four former and current staffers under condition of anonymity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Oct. 2025
Names marked with an asterisk (*) have been changed to protect individuals’ privacy and anonymity.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 29 Oct. 2025
All spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were either not authorized to discuss the effort or feared retribution for disclosing it.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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Daisy Jones & the Six chronicles the rise and fall of a group fronted by two charismatic lead singers—Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne—and their journey from obscurity to fame, complete with romantic tensions, personal crises, and drug problems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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As national headlines rightfully celebrated Parks’ courage and the charismatic leadership of King in fomenting and sustaining the boycott, Gilmore continued to cook in quiet obscurity.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The occasional person on a walk or shopper at one of the barely dozen stores still open, but the sound inside the mall is mostly just silence.—
Tori Apodaca,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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From her perspective, seeking support is not a lack of discipline, but a rational and courageous response to a complex condition that thrives in silence.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tarr told his sweeping film in chapters, and the prolonged runtime was crucial to the story’s power, showing an entire world devolving into hopelessness and oblivion, practically in real time.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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But automobiles with manual transmission appear to be on a road to oblivion as technology transforms cars into computers on wheels.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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