as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the facelessness of those early participants in the American civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of facelessness
Many imaginative fans saw Slender Man’s facelessness as a blank canvas in which to reimagine him in any number of ways, Chess added.
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Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facelessness
Noun
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Escape from Venice Bembo’s obscurity was partly of her own making.—
Claire Fontijn,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
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On screen, that depth is anchored by Williams and Storrie, actors plucked from restaurant-server obscurity.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Noun
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And disappearance, in the end, is just another form of silence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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As in Kourliandski’s quartet, specks and splatters of sound are interspersed with silences.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Riverwork’s apparent arc is one of oblivion—like pressing an ear to the murmur and purl of an undercurrent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Some suspect that the former president, in the face of arrest and political oblivion, has resorted to sowing chaos as a final resort to evade justice.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Sources with knowledge of the process before, during and after Calvert-Lewin’s summer arrival at Leeds have spoken to The Athletic — on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships — about the move.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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“Facelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facelessness. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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