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anonymous

[uh-non-uh-muhs] / əˈnɒn ə məs /
ADJECTIVE
unknown, usually by choice
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nameless undisclosed unidentified unnamed unsigned
WEAK
Jane/John Doe X bearding incognito innominate pseudo pseudonymous secret such and such unacknowledged unattested unavowed unclaimed uncredited undesignated unspecified what's his/her name whatchamacallit whatsis you know who
Antonyms
STRONGEST
known named
WEAK
identified

Example Sentences

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It’s a tribute to the elderly, the anonymous worker bee explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She was first subjected to an ego-bruising round of media speculation that this was coming, rumors egged on by anonymous White House sources.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

In September, the college senior started messaging online with an anonymous user who seemed to have insider knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Det Ch Insp Louise Metcalfe, leading the Essex Police investigation, said the author of the anonymous handwritten letter to officers "seemed reticent of coming forward but couldn't bear the nightmare of knowing what they knew".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

I’ve just finished a fellowship at Princeton and for years I wrote an anonymous blog about race, which then became how I made my living, and you can read the archives here.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie