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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
6
a
: incapable of precise description : indefinable
b
: too repulsive or distressing to describe
namelessly
adverb
namelessness
noun
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.
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Although Zacharias and the nameless, vanished wife live in different worlds, an invisible thread links them.
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Celia Bell
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Not only did the team put an offensive moniker that shall remain nameless in this space in its past, but Snyder's sad and disturbing reign as owner finally came to a merciful end.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Maybe a nameless urban wag first dubbed them battleships on some Fleet Street in another town.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
Shot by Both Sides - fixed an issue where selecting a specific dialogue option in the conversation with Bree created a nameless, iconless item in the player's Inventory.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Celia Bell
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Not only did the team put an offensive moniker that shall remain nameless in this space in its past, but Snyder's sad and disturbing reign as owner finally came to a merciful end.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Maybe a nameless urban wag first dubbed them battleships on some Fleet Street in another town.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
Shot by Both Sides - fixed an issue where selecting a specific dialogue option in the conversation with Bree created a nameless, iconless item in the player's Inventory.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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“Nameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nameless. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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