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namelessness

noun

as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown the namelessness of the builders of the Mayan pyramids is no way diminishes the greatness of their achievement

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  1. obscurity
  2. silence
  3. oblivion
  4. anonymity
Noun
  • That is exactly why they should not be allowed to operate under this veil of obscurity; secret courts should never be a reality in our country.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Abiy rose from relative obscurity to power in 2018 as a reform-minded pragmatist.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscurity
Noun
  • Bossy’s direction raises the clamorous volume instead of sorting out the disordered structure or digging into the unexamined silences.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Though the men go about this business in uneasy silence, the play’s sole woman is the first to blab about what’s going on.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of silence
Noun
  • So why exactly is Trump demanding this unfettered charge at oblivion, and what are the options for putting guardrails up despite him?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • None of this happened by accident, and the proof is in the long list of former Dell competitors from its founding era, who have faded into oblivion.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of oblivion
Noun
  • The soldiers discussed their faith at the front on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The driver, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation, said a commander ordered him to leave the airport, saying no flights would be landing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of anonymity
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“Namelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/namelessness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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