: 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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One unnamed feature on the intro sticks out though, complementing Tyler’s characteristic moxie with seasoned, head-of-state bravado.
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Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 21 July 2025
According to a Milwaukee Police Department detective's interview with Williams quoted in criminal complaints filed against Johnson and Williams, the two men and an unnamed 14-year-old companion planned to rob Jamal's mother at gunpoint at her home.
—Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
The account indicates that the unnamed Roman senator traveled to the Greek town of Antikyra to be treated with the medicinal plant hellebore, which is now considered poisonous.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
In the 1920s an unnamed hurricane caused Lake Okeechobee to overflow, killing thousands.
—Peter Aldous, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 21 July 2025
According to a Milwaukee Police Department detective's interview with Williams quoted in criminal complaints filed against Johnson and Williams, the two men and an unnamed 14-year-old companion planned to rob Jamal's mother at gunpoint at her home.
—Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
The account indicates that the unnamed Roman senator traveled to the Greek town of Antikyra to be treated with the medicinal plant hellebore, which is now considered poisonous.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
In the 1920s an unnamed hurricane caused Lake Okeechobee to overflow, killing thousands.
—Peter Aldous, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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