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anonymous definition

anony·mous (ə nän′ə məs)

adjective

  1. with no name known or acknowledged
  2. given, written, etc. by a person whose name is withheld or unknown
  3. not easily distinguished from others or from one another because of a lack of individual features or character

Etymology: LL anonymus < Gr anōnymos < an-, without + onyma, name

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anonymous Synonyms

anonymous

modif.

unsigned, nameless, unknown, unacknowledged, uncredited, pseudonymous, unnamed, authorless, unavowed, unclaimed, unidentified, secret, with the name withheld, of unknown authorship, without a name, bearing no name, incognito, anon., faceless., undifferentiated., indistinguishable., nondescript. .

Antonyms named*, signed*, acknowledged.


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anonymous Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • totally: Frazer Richardson did put in a decent cross for Spring's equalizer but was otherwise totally anonymous - almost as much as Ian Moore.

Preposition: on

  • request: We make no guarantees about answers, but you can be anonymous on request.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • keep: It is also possible to keep the respondents anonymous.

Modifies a noun

  • ftp: Added a mention of how to get the course via anonymous ftp.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: A UCL student who asked to remain anonymous said, What do you expect?
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