anonymous
/əˈnɒnɪməs
/adjective
1(Of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name: the donor’s wish to remain anonymous an anonymous phone call...
- One anonymous student raises the concern that women are overly sexualized in society.
- Certainly the purpose of these tests is that they are anonymous and the identity of the riders does not come out in public.
- People are not anonymous in cyberspace, as they construct identities that they use there.
Synonyms
unnamed, of unknown name, nameless, incognito, unidentified, unknown, unspecified, undesignated, unacknowledged, mystery;
unsung
rare innominate
unsigned, unattributed, unattested, uncredited
1.1Having no outstanding, individual, or unusual features; unremarkable or impersonal: his impeccable, slightly anonymous Chelsea flat...
- In the past both have been fitful performers, outstanding one day anonymous the next.
- We are not mechanical pieces of a political machine, individuals in an anonymous society.
- And the seven women in black were anonymous because their robes made them so.
Synonyms
characterless, unremarkable, nondescript, impersonal, faceless, colourless, grey
Origin
Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek anōnumos 'nameless' (from an- 'without' + onoma 'name') + -ous.