adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not having a name. not-comparable

   "an unnamed military project"

2. 2
   Not named or specified. not-comparable

   "an unnamed day in the future"

Adjective

1. 1
   being or having an unknown or unnamed source wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unidentifiedanonymouscertainincognitoinnominatenameless

Antonyms

All antonyms

named

Example

More examples

"An unnamed assailant fired a shot at the mayor before disappearing into the crowd."

Etymology

From un- + named.

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