adjective
anonymous
CEFR B2
having no known name or identity or known source
In a sentence
Six example sentences with anonymous, each labelled with its topic.
The tip line strips metadata so a submission stays anonymous even when the file came from a work laptop.
Technology
The museum labels the panel anonymous, though three scholars have each proposed a different workshop in Bruges.
Art
The 1818 edition was anonymous, and half of London guessed wrongly before the author finally claimed the book.
Literature
An anonymous donor cleared the hospital's building debt, and the bank could only confirm that the transfer was real.
Finance
The story relied on an anonymous official, and the minister spent a week demanding to know who had spoken.
Politics
Experiments show people are harsher when anonymous, and simply adding a photo of eyes above the box changes behavior.
Psychology
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- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
- Computer Science Word ListAuthoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
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