faceless

adjective

ˈfās-ləs How to pronounce faceless (audio)
Definition of facelessnext
1
as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection

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2
as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name faceless gossipmongers had been spreading rumors about the actor's sexual identity for years

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Recent Examples of faceless And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026 Trump and Kushner's real estate offensive, opaquely managed and crowded with fixers and still faceless figures, short-circuits with geopolitical and military ones, fuels suspicions and conspiracy theories. — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 Plenty of faceless creators have continued to find success on social media despite YouTube’s crackdown. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026 It is not absorbed by faceless insurers. — Michael Hedges, Oc Register, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for faceless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faceless
  1. boring
  2. unnamed
  3. nondescript
  4. anonymous
  5. featureless
  6. unidentified
  7. neutral
  8. characterless
Adjective
  • Christian flat out tells Bryan to do anything else because the gown is so boring, but Bryan could not be more disinterested in his advice.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Just a year ago, $100,000 was considered a relatively 'boring’ price for bitcoin.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of boring
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  • The New York Times, citing unnamed US officials, said the agreement would be announced Wednesday while the Wall Street Journal said Trump had now formally approved the deal.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • River Forest police spearheaded an investigation and issued a search warrant on the unnamed BMW owner’s cell phone, authorities said.
    — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of unnamed
Adjective
  • The shooting led many to dissect how security could have been tighter at the event, where members of the public were roaming around the hotel and only a nondescript paper ticket was needed to access certain areas.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Fashion is shifting direction, moving away from nondescript minimalist pieces to jewelry that excites—think natural materials, organic shapes, and details that look as though they were gathered during a walk on the beach.
    — Selene Oliva, Glamour, 18 July 2026
Definition of nondescript
Adjective
  • Getty Images Manchester City has set its asking price for Real Madrid target Rodri according to Sky Sports and Mundo Deportivo, who cited anonymous sources.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Filing anonymous complaints against one’s neighbors does not promote community.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of anonymous
Adjective
  • For more than a century, Anna Horan’s gravesite was one of the thousands marked by squat, featureless headstones arranged in uneven rows along the hillside in New Haven’s Blake Street Cemetery.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • Shortly after the Big Bang, the universe was largely featureless and smooth.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
Definition of featureless
Adjective
  • The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said on X that an unidentified object flying westward in the middle of the night was tracked in Polish airspace and an F-16 fighter jet was launched to identify and intercept it.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Her older sister, Cynthia Dunbar, said the family spent nearly 50 years wondering what happened before finally learning Michelle had been the unidentified homicide victim all along.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of unidentified
Adjective
  • According to her, these include a well-fitting pair of jeans, a neutral blazer, and quality basic T-shirts and button-downs.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Infantino’s traditional support base in Africa, which has 54 of the 211 voting members, had been neutral about the offers of game-changing money for many of them.
    — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutral
Adjective
  • Nowadays, old-school residents bemoan the neighborhood’s evolution from grungy to grandiose; what was once a warren of hedonism has become a breeding ground for characterless watering holes whose lack of personality is bested only by the exorbitance of their beer prices.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of characterless

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