unidentified
adjective
un·iden·ti·fied
ˌən-ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfīd 
-ə-ˈden-
: not having a known or established identity : not identified
unidentified flying objects
an unidentified suspect
Examples of unidentified in a Sentence
an unidentified worker reported the security breach
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
Recent Examples on the Web
The installation also functions as a multi-act musical score that will be collaboratively interpreted by the artist and an as-yet unidentified regional composer, according to a museum news release.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
The search is ongoing for the unidentified baby’s parents, and police have asked that neighbors review their surveillance footage, according to WOFL.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 30 July 2025
The unidentified suspect was tracked to a house in the North Jersey city around 11 a.m., NJ.com reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Both unidentified hikers survived the attacks in separate parts of the municipality of Anchorage, a sprawling urban-wildlife interface that spreads across 1,961 square miles (5,079 square kilometers), an area slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island.
—Mark Thiessen, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
The search is ongoing for the unidentified baby’s parents, and police have asked that neighbors review their surveillance footage, according to WOFL.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 30 July 2025
The unidentified suspect was tracked to a house in the North Jersey city around 11 a.m., NJ.com reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Both unidentified hikers survived the attacks in separate parts of the municipality of Anchorage, a sprawling urban-wildlife interface that spreads across 1,961 square miles (5,079 square kilometers), an area slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island.
—Mark Thiessen, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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