anonymous

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UK /əˈnɒn.ə.məs/ US /əˈnɑ.nə.məs/

adj 4name 3

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be | become | remain

ADV

completely, entirely

PHRASES

prefer/wish to remain anonymous

The witness preferred to remain anonymous for safety reasons.

Definitions

adj

Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .

Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible.

an anonymous pamphlet

an anonymous subscription

Of unknown name; whose name is withheld

an anonymous author

an anonymous benefactor

Lacking individuality.

an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate

name

A decentralized hacktivist group that conducts cyberattacks opposing primarily Internet censorship and government corruption.

A member of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.

The members of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

onymous

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

an anonymous pamphlet

Wiktionary

an anonymous subscription

Wiktionary

anonymous author or painter

Wiktionary

An astute reader should be willing to weigh everything they read, including anonymous sources.

Tatoeba · #1902

The poem was composed by an anonymous author.

Tatoeba · #47328

I want to remain anonymous in this.

Tatoeba · #59489

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, anonymous is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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