unnamed

[ uhn-neymd ]

adjective

1. without a name; nameless.
2. not indicated or mentioned by name; unidentified:

   an unnamed lover.

unnamed

/ ʌnˈneɪmd /

adjective

1. having no name
2. not mentioned by name

   the culprit shall remain unnamed

Word History and Origins

Origin of unnamed¹

1400–50; un- ¹ + name ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Federal authorities said in September that three unnamed deputies were involved in extortion schemes with Iza, and the sprawling probe has since continued to grow.

From Los Angeles Times

“This alleged incident didn’t come up,” an unnamed higher-up in the transition team told Vanity Fair.

From Salon

The New York Times, which quotes both US and Ukrainian unnamed officials, puts the number of Russian and North Korean troops being readied for the reported counter-offensive in Kursk at 50,000.

From BBC

The unnamed owner of the parking lot from where the trucks came told one newspaper they had not hit the family house.

From BBC

Everett Chad Nelson was charged with the assault of an unnamed man aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anonymous
• nameless
• unidentified
• unknown
• unsigned
• unspecified