as in anonymous
not named or identified by a name
an incognito source in the CIA was the source of the information
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incognito
Adjective
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Your [sic] anonymous as judges but your [sic] still music industry people.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Attorneys and leaders spoke, sometimes through tears, about Kirk — and how his death underscored the need to allow people to make anonymous donations to political campaigns.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The college did not advertise the underlying purpose of the land transfer ahead of Tuesday’s vote, posting only a vague agenda describing plans to convey unnamed property to Florida’s Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Summiting the first unnamed 13er—Point 13,248, a mountain of talus as tall as a 20-story building—was taxing but thrilling.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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However, the Oregon State Police Medical Examiner’s Office Human Identification Program learned the unidentified remains were likely interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City during a subsequent investigation.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Both Democrats got a boost in attention and donations, especially Abughazaleh, who was filmed from several angles being thrown to the ground by an unidentified agent.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Incognito.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incognito. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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