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 Beginning Middle End starts with its nameless, newly single narrator, a Mexican writer living in New York, embarking on a monthslong European trip with her preteen daughter. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Photos shared on his Instagram documenting his love for ultra-rare Hermès pieces prove this is not the work of some nameless stylist, but a geniuine interest. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 July 2026 Read more Today, a memorial to that battle stands near Concord’s Old North Bridge, showing a nameless minuteman dropping his plow and picking up a musket. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Although she's been around for more than two weeks now, the baby giraffe is still nameless! — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nameless

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameless

Adjective

Leo Woodall’s brash cook Sal blends Dmitri from Kitchen Confidential with the unnamed sous chef Bourdain later describes working with in New York.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
The unnamed album, from 5&2 Studios and Capitol Christian Music Group, is set to debut in the fall.

— Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unnamed

Adjective

Below, shop nine incredible beauty products straight from her shelf and prepare to get healthy, smooth, and absolutely glowing skin.

— Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
Esponda almost came off the beam on two occasions, but showed incredible fight to salvage the routine.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of incredible

Adjective

The tiara was ultimately sold at auction at Christie’s in Geneva in May 1981 to an unknown buyer.

— Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
The Independence Police Department received a tip that Kitara and another man may have beaten Simpson with a ratchet before dumping her body in an unknown location, according to court documents.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unknown

Adjective

He was seized by three unidentified men, who later headed toward the western Tillaberi region of Niger, where Islamist militants are active, Reuters news agency reported at the time, citing an unnamed diplomat.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Yonhap news agency, citing South Korea’s military, reported that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off North Korea’s east coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unidentified

Adjective

As is true of so many of these events, the unspeakable horror of 9/11 played out live on television news.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Attendees will enter the iconic Lament Configuration puzzle box, summoning the Cenobites and opening a gateway to a dimension full of unspeakable horrors.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

Definition of unspeakable

Adjective

Beyond those circles, though, the English-language broadcaster that serves as Taiwan’s main international messaging outlet remains relatively obscure.

— Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
On the Japanese side of the intervention, Tokyo also refrained from selling Treasuries and instead tapped an obscure Federal Reserve tool called the Foreign and International Monetary Authorities Repo Facility.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscure

Adjective

Police urged anyone with information about the shooting to call the CMPD homicide unit at 704-432-8477 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026
Police are asking anyone who has more information on this case to contact the Miami Gardens Police Department or, for anonymous tips, contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

— Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of anonymous

Adjective

But even those procedures seem to speak to something ineffable about the cultures of the parties.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026