UNNAMED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

unnamed

adjective

ˌən-ˈnāmd

Definition of unnamed

as in one

known but not named used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device

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as in unidentified

not named or identified by a name the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources

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Recent Examples of unnamed Then unnamed league sources told Front Office Sports that Freedom and White are ineligible. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The unnamed toddler was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, accompanied by a police escort. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 Less than a week later, the officials suspended participation in the project until the unnamed tech company came forward. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 So far, three unnamed textile mills have already committed to the project, with promises to use the biocoal commercially if Safer Plus proves successful. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unnamed

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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.

— SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.

— Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018

Definition of one

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Twelve minutes after Parker reported the incident, an unidentified trooper, who wasn't yet on the scene, asked the dispatcher if an emergency medical services unit was on the way.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Huge size and energy NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) previously spotted unidentified little red dots in space in 2024 that scientists have now designated as a new astrophysical source, according to a study published in the journal Nature.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of unidentified

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Sources within the coaching staff — who, like others cited in this article, asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships — say this is precisely what Madrid signed him to do.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Havekes’s redesign plays with perception of space through color—and consequently eliminates the often anonymous neutrality typical of many new buildings.

— Valentina Lonati, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026

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