ANONYMOUS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

anonymous

adjective

ə-ˈnä-nə-məs

Definition of anonymous

as in one

known but not named I heard the news from a person who will remain anonymous

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as in unnamed

not named or identified by a name a beautiful manuscript illuminated by an anonymous medieval monk

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Recent Examples of anonymous An anonymous security engineer on OpenAI’s agent security team argued in a recent post that containing models had become too complex. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Hosted by the anonymous creator behind the celebrity news account @deuxmoi, Deux U breaks entertainment and celebrity scoops via news and photos, largely on social channels. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact CrimeStoppers. — Cole Premo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The anonymous buyer used the Central Perk LLC and Regina Phalange LLC to pay for the units—nods to the famous coffee shop and alter ego of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) from the sitcom Friends. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anonymous

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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.

— SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.

— Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018

Definition of one

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Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz praised the rapid response of both citizens and staff, while highlighting an unnamed teacher who confronted the gunman directly by throwing a cellphone and tackling him.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Queries were also submitted to an unnamed AI chatbot account associated with Alfozan’s wife, requesting information on how to capture audio, use passive scanning in live listening and encrypt an SD card, among other prompts, the complaint said.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of unnamed

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The strikes continued into the week, with UKMTO issuing fresh warnings Monday that a crude oil tanker and a product tanker had been struck by unidentified projectiles while transiting the strait.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Dozens of unidentified migrants who died during the crossings were buried there.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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