noteless

adjective

ˈnōt-ləs How to pronounce noteless (audio)
Definition of notelessnext
as in unknown
not widely known his father was a noteless artist who never got the big break that he deserved

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Recent Examples of noteless The empty, noteless frame is odd, but at least your mother-in-law was making an effort. — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noteless
  1. unknown
  2. obscure
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
  • 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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“Noteless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noteless. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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