unnamed

adjective

un·​named ˌən-ˈnāmd 

: not having a name or identified by name : not named

a newly discovered and unnamed species

received their information from an unnamed informant

Synonyms of unnamed

• one
• anonymous

Examples of unnamed in a Sentence

used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device

the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources

Recent Examples on the Web

Irma Espinoza, 43, was discovered in the ditch half-naked, covered in ants and with her face almost below the water line, according to her family’s lawsuit filed against San Diego County, Sheriff Kelly Martinez and several unnamed sheriff’s deputies. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

If convicted, Moreno-Lopez, Tarfur, Iriarte-Avila and Morales-Landel face a minimum of 20 years behind bars, while the other unnamed individuals taken into custody could be given a maximum sentence of 10 years. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026

While William Golding’s novel placed the boys on an unnamed Pacific island in the early 1950s, location managers settled on the northwestern Malaysian archipelago of Langkawi for filming. —Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026

That shot hit the unnamed witness in the leg, according to the affidavit. —Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unnamed

• counterclaimed
• unashamed
• abovenamed
• acclaimed
• ashamed
• declaimed
• defamed
• disclaimed
• exclaimed
• inflamed
• misnamed
• nicknamed