anonymousadjective
uk/əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/us/əˈnɑː.nə.məs/C2 made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public:
The money was donated by an anonymous benefactor.
Police said an anonymous caller warned that a bomb was about to go off.
An attempt to implant an embryo using an egg from an anonymous woman donor was unsuccessful.
He received an anonymous letter threatening to disclose details of his affair if he didn't pay the money.
For reasons of personal safety, the informant wishes to remain anonymous.
having no unusual or interesting features:
He has a rather anonymous face.
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- An anonymous letter alerted police to the possibility of a terrorist attack at the airport.
- An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to the charity.
- Thanks to a large gift from an anonymous donor, the charity was able to continue its work.
- After years of research, scholars have finally ascribed this anonymous play to Christopher Marlowe.
- An anonymous tipster has leaked confidential government information to the press.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymize
- backroom
- backstage
- be none of sb's business idiom
- counsel
- dissimulation
- entre nous
- executive privilege
- furtive
- gatepost
- lid
- lip
- privately
- privileged
- sanctum
- secrecy
- secret
- skeleton
- sweep
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Tedious and uninspiring
anonymously
adverb uk/əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs.li/us/əˈnɑː.nə.məs.li/
The donation was made anonymously.