1
as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
the victim of the crime will remain nameless to protect his privacy those nameless editors who write the synopses for TV shows in the newspaper
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as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
was seized with a nameless, vague fear that made her seek the companionship of another person
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as in unknown
not widely known
a nameless poet who has just been rediscovered by devotees of love poems
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Recent Examples of nameless
And his character is a nameless man who otherwise goes by Isaiah.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
In his youth, the blue-eyed Stamp was widely considered one of the most handsome men onscreen, and Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini used that to peculiar effect in Teorema (1968), casting the actor as a nameless and wordless visitor who seduces an entire household.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
And no one wants to be reduced to a nameless fulfillment partner in someone else’s ecosystem.
—Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The as-yet-nameless Vezda lifeform wouldn't be much cop as baddies if their prison — where dimensions cross over, and normal concepts of cause and effect are turned upside down — was enough to hold them.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
In his youth, the blue-eyed Stamp was widely considered one of the most handsome men onscreen, and Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini used that to peculiar effect in Teorema (1968), casting the actor as a nameless and wordless visitor who seduces an entire household.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
And no one wants to be reduced to a nameless fulfillment partner in someone else’s ecosystem.
—Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The as-yet-nameless Vezda lifeform wouldn't be much cop as baddies if their prison — where dimensions cross over, and normal concepts of cause and effect are turned upside down — was enough to hold them.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameless
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Among them are some from the Great Lakes Maritime Collection at the Milwaukee Public Library, others taken by the city for the media, and some by unnamed photographers, Kieselburg said.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rendy Jones Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin is filled with indelible images, many of them surrounding the inky black pool of water into which Scarlett Johansson’s unnamed character lures her victims.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Twenty years later, Jim Montgomery, goalkeeper for Second Division underdogs Sunderland, would pull off an incredible double save to deny Leeds United in an upset so huge rival fans became even more desperate to see their own heroes do similar at the 100,000-capacity national stadium.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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This is a big-screen beast with incredible internals that rival those of desktops in the same price range, including a massive 64GB of LPDDR5 RAM, an ultra-powerful RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, and more.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Norway, Denmark and Germany have also reported incidents involving unidentified drones in their airspace in last week, causing disruption to airports and air traffic.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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An unidentified person on the sideline picked the ball up and tossed it back to Biles, who celebrated with a Eurostep toward the stands and tossed the ball to his family.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the series suggests, as a society, we are obsessed with rehashing the unspeakable.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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There’s an unspeakable political situation, work work work, the constant need of wiping of things, the siren call of a gazillion gaudy facets of the internet.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This obscure rule bars federal funding for mental institutions with more than 16 beds, which critics say is a major barrier to expanding capacity.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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But what these murky recommendations largely obscure is the data, which overwhelmingly supports the use of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, as evidenced by a massive analysis set to be presented this weekend at an American Academy of Pediatrics conference.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ninety minutes after the call ended, an anonymous X account began leaking details from the same secondhand report that had been included in the anonymous e-mail.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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That ineffable charge continued to feel palpable as the lights went down and a thunderous roar went up.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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Every man will seek with ineffable ardour the good of all.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Nameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameless. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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