Synonyms of unidentified

unidentified

adjective

ˌən-ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfīd 

1

as in one

known but not named

an unidentified worker reported the security breach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• one
• unnamed
• anonymous
• unspecified
• certain
• some
• specific
• given
• particular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• named
• known
• specified

2

as in unnamed

not named or identified by a name

some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unnamed
• anonymous
• untitled
• nameless
• unbaptized
• faceless
• innominate
• unspecified
• unknown
• undetermined
• incognito
• unchristened
• unsung
• unheralded
• obscure
• unheard-of
• unremarkable
• uncelebrated
• unexceptional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• named
• designated
• termed
• dubbed
• labeled
• known
• specified
• famous
• notable
• titled
• noteworthy
• baptized
• remarkable
• famed
• denominated
• noted
• renowned
• celebrated
• christened
• exceptional
• well-known
• tabbed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unidentified

The unidentified woman took out a shotgun to try to scare away the adult bear and its two cubs from her dog but was attacked and hospitalized on July 9, according to the authorities. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

Borg and another unidentified suspect were seen on video breaking into a district building in Challenger Drive in Alameda and making off with two safes, according to police. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

By the 1990s, the responsibility of handling unclaimed and unidentified bodies had shifted to the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which works with local funeral homes to arrange burials and cremations. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

The count includes an unidentified service member who was killed in northern Iraq on Saturday. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026