faceless

adjective

ˈfās-ləs How to pronounce faceless (audio)
Definition of facelessnext
1
as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection

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2
as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name faceless gossipmongers had been spreading rumors about the actor's sexual identity for years

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Recent Examples of faceless Trump and Kushner's real estate offensive, opaquely managed and crowded with fixers and still faceless figures, short-circuits with geopolitical and military ones, fuels suspicions and conspiracy theories. — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 Plenty of faceless creators have continued to find success on social media despite YouTube’s crackdown. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026 It is not absorbed by faceless insurers. — Michael Hedges, Oc Register, 11 June 2026 In the background, in the doorway of a crumbling stone building, stands a tiny, faceless figure, her arms held neatly behind her back. — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for faceless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faceless
  1. boring
  2. unnamed
  3. nondescript
  4. anonymous
  5. featureless
  6. unidentified
  7. neutral
  8. characterless
Adjective
  • The couple just stole $10 million — a theft consequential enough to set the entire story in motion, yet also too boring to depict outside a brief flashback?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • The boring games are usually like watching paint dry and their very dedicated fans are only there for the massive parties.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of boring
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  • Attorneys representing the 26 unnamed workers said in a legal complaint filed in the United States Northern District Court of California that the plaintiffs were among the 10% of Meta's workforce cut in the company's May layoff round.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced over the weekend that the unnamed patient works for a humanitarian aid organization and tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the strain of Ebola that is behind the DRC's outbreak.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of unnamed
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  • One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone.
    — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • After a couple of nondescript seasons, Baines came of age in 1982, hitting 25 home runs and driving in 105.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of nondescript
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  • As a result, Messi was as anonymous as the thousands wearing his No 10.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Investigators were also able to identify the anonymous tipster and murder suspect as Popps, a 54-year-old Michigan resident.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Definition of anonymous
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  • Shortly after the Big Bang, the universe was largely featureless and smooth.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Definition of featureless
Adjective
  • Hiddleston relies on professors, scholars, archaeologists and psychologists to piece together what happened to a teenage blacksmith apprentice, a businesswoman/bathhouse proprietor and an unidentified Praetorian guard.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • One of the victims, still unidentified, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, police said.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of unidentified
Adjective
  • Try tailored neutral floor-to-ceiling linen curtains or a simple Roman shade instead.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
  • Our current system, which is optimized for engagement, is not a neutral public square that helps people express their authentic selves.
    — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
Definition of neutral
Adjective
  • Nowadays, old-school residents bemoan the neighborhood’s evolution from grungy to grandiose; what was once a warren of hedonism has become a breeding ground for characterless watering holes whose lack of personality is bested only by the exorbitance of their beer prices.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of characterless

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