: not having a name or identified by name : not named
a newly discovered and unnamed species
received their information from an unnamed informant
Examples of unnamed in a Sentence
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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Halfway through the book, the unnamed narrator – whose parents were immigrants from Iran and India – must go to Tehran after her father, who long ago moved back to Iran, has a heart attack.
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Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
But on Thursday, citing unnamed sources, the New York Post reported that the Trump administration was considering plans to cut tariffs on China to as low as 50% as soon as next week.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
That indictment referred to two unnamed minors as co-conspirators, including one also identified as a victim.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
An unnamed ministry spokesperson was cited as saying that Beijing had taken note of various statements by senior U.S. officials indicating a willingness to negotiate over tariffs.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
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Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
But on Thursday, citing unnamed sources, the New York Post reported that the Trump administration was considering plans to cut tariffs on China to as low as 50% as soon as next week.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
That indictment referred to two unnamed minors as co-conspirators, including one also identified as a victim.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
An unnamed ministry spokesperson was cited as saying that Beijing had taken note of various statements by senior U.S. officials indicating a willingness to negotiate over tariffs.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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