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2
: not known by name : anonymous
3
: having no legal right to a name (as due to being born to parents not married to each other)
4
: not having been given a name : unnamed
5
: not marked with a name
a nameless grave
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a
: incapable of precise description : indefinable
b
: too repulsive or distressing to describe
namelessly
adverb
namelessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of nameless in a Sentence
She left the hotel with a nameless man in a black jacket.
The source for my story prefers to remain nameless.
A top government official, who shall remain nameless, has expressed concern about the decision.
The men were buried there in nameless graves.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fast-moving digital artwork comes alive on walls, much of it drawn via a wand, by a nameless artist, portrayed by Ekenah Claudin, who serves as the show’s protagonist.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Some hosts, who shall remain nameless, will go a little dead inside in between segments.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Some hosts, who shall remain nameless, will go a little dead inside in between segments.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See all Example Sentences for nameless
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“Nameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nameless. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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nameless
adjective
name·less
ˈnām-ləs 
1
: having no name
2
: not marked with a name
a nameless grave
3
: unknown entry 1, anonymous
a nameless hero
4
a
: impossible to describe
nameless fears
b
: too disgusting or disturbing to be described
nameless acts of cruelty
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