NAMELESS Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

nameless

adjective

ˈnām-ləs

Definition of nameless

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 Jason Segel stars as a nameless man who breaks into a tech billionaire's house, but is surprised when the man and his wife (played by Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins) unexpectedly return. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 The play follows a press secretary to the Roman emperors, played by Annaleigh Ashford in the New York production opposite Joe Tapper as a journalist, with Christopher Ryan Grant as a nameless imperial official. — Mariah Kreutter, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Everyone knows the East Wing of the White House, and people feel that in a way that’s different from a nameless contract at the Pentagon or whatever. — Cameron Peters, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026 Complicating matters, Vision is being sought by one Paladin (Todd Stashwick), a relentless bounty hunter working for a mysterious client; Morgan plays his nameless remote handler. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nameless

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameless

Adjective

The unnamed truck has a flat five-foot steel bed and an open-sided cab unburdened by creature comforts.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 8 Nov. 2026
So is Wild Horse Nine McDonagh’s most political work since The Pillowman, his play set in a dystopian future in an unnamed country?

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of unnamed

Adjective

One of the state’s biggest roadblocks to new data centers could be determined by the as yet unknown Alaskan Midterms results.

— Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Cybergenetics isolated the unknown person’s genotypes from each DNA sample and compared them to determine whether the cases were connected.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of unknown

Adjective

Starring Jiang Wu, Du Guangyi, Gu Xin, Fan Yilin, and Wang Weishuai, the narrative unfolds in a secluded village thrown into chaotic intrigue and conflicting cover-ups after an unidentified charred body is discovered.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
An unidentified woman’s lifeless body was discovered naked, with multiple stab wounds inside a Queens storefront Friday, cops said.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of unidentified

Adjective

When unspeakable tragedies like Javits Frimpong occur, there is an overwhelming outpouring of grief and rage — the pain of feeling powerless in a country where skin color often determines caste.

— Jamaal Bowman, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
There was no hint of the unspeakable violence that was about to tear them apart.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of unspeakable

Adjective

The pope is, among many other things, an American baby boomer who, earlier this summer, referenced in a footnote in a treatise on peace a Dylan lyric so obscure that not even Padgett had ever heard of it.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
From star lender to seized bank Ueno Bank, which skyrocketed from an obscure finance company to a household name in less than five years, claimed more than 60% of Paraguay’s adults as customers.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of obscure

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Georgia O'Keeffe Betsy, who spoke to CBS News New York on the condition of remaining anonymous, says the rare piece of American history had been sitting in a closet in her aunt's East Village apartment since the 1980s.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Kansas City Police Department’s homicide unit at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous Tips Hotline at 816-474-8477.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of anonymous

Adjective

These phrases are tossed around as though voters themselves were governed by the ineffable forces of nature rather than by their very own judgments.

— Robert T.F. Downes, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Both the not said and the unsayable—the ineffable—pull new elements into a telling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026