as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
those innominate artisans and artists who built and decorated the great medieval cathedrals of Europe
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Recent Examples of innominate
All of the innominate girlfriends, wives, roommates, teachers and even a children's shelter worker offer similarly unfettered commentary.
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Hilary Moss, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2017
Hilary Moss, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innominate
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West was court-ordered to pay more than $76,000 of the unnamed employee's legal fees in September; the case remains on hold.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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The filing was reported by Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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The chatter around streaming bots grew noticeably louder in August 2025, when a prison phone call between Young Thug and an unidentified associate leaked online.—
Kyle Eustice,
VIBE.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Investigators found that an altercation on the bus allegedly involved the suspect and an unidentified female, according to Jaques.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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An Air Canada flight collided with a firetruck in New York City on March 22, a passenger made a verbal bomb threat Sunday night while taxiing on a Frontier flight in Atlanta and the Raleigh airport was evacuated after an anonymous threat Monday morning.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lindsey Jordan’s third LP of grungy, dreamy guitar rock aims for the same affective highs and lows of her previous records, but the hooks don’t sink as deep, and the production sounds frustratingly anonymous.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Innominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innominate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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