incognito

adjective

ˌin-ˌkäg-ˈnē-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce incognito (audio)
Definition of incognitonext
as in anonymous
not named or identified by a name an incognito source in the CIA was the source of the information

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  1. anonymous
  2. unnamed
  3. unidentified
Adjective
  • The anonymous tip came via P3 Tips, a mobile app that can be downloaded on cellphones or accessed via the web to submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers programs and law enforcement agencies.
    Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • In a shocking but logical end to their brotherhood, Oz strangles Victor Aguilar to death, throws his ID in the river, and leaves his anonymous body to be found by the next passing stranger.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of anonymous
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  • Sometime in the 1980s, unnamed parties donated the Lafayette Meteorite (named after its location) to Chicago’s Field Museum.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The cuts target sales and marketing roles in some divisions including consumer PC and gaming PC, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of unnamed
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  • In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Vance starts by bringing up the 1956 Suez crisis when the U.S. almost launched nukes against Moscow after an unidentified aircraft flew over Turkey and a British bomber fell from the sky.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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