UNSPECIFIED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

unspecified

adjective

ˌən-ˈspe-sə-ˌfīd

Definition of unspecified

as in one

known but not named some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found

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Recent Examples of unspecified The county at large will receive an unspecified amount of money to expand mental health assistance on police calls, according to the news release. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 She was scheduled to appear at Dollywood a couple of weeks prior to her death to support the opening of its new NightFlight Expedition ride, but canceled due to then-unspecified health issues. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026 Ibarra and an unspecified number of his friends reportedly groped a woman at the Buena Vista party. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Minutes later, Swanson the left the match early due to an unspecified injury. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspecified

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Adjective

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

Adjective

Trout and Neto reached out to an unnamed Rams player on Tuesday to gather intel on their new owner, who has a sterling reputation amongst his NFL peers.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Now, the unnamed man is known to several of the York establishments.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unnamed

Adjective

But there’s also still room to grow, and certain structural issues as a result of this eight-ish-episodes-per-year format.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
OpenAI announcing that its upcoming AI model, dubbed Astra, breaches certain cybersecurity thresholds and will have throttled-back cyber capabilities when released.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of certain

Adjective

The scale of the disaster has proved challenging for authorities, with morgues overwhelmed by a large number of unidentified remains.

— Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
After both drivers made hand gestures at each other, the unidentified victim drove to a house in Poolville, and Jones followed, the release stated.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

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