unidentified meaning

UK US /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntəfaɪd/ 5 syllables

unidentified (adjective): not yet identified.

unidentified has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

unidentified as an adjective

  1. not yet identified
    • an unidentified species
    • an unidentified witness

    Similar: unknown

  2. being or having an unknown or unnamed source
    • a poem by an unknown author
    • corporations responsible to nameless owners
    • an unnamed donor

    Synonyms: nameless, unknown, unnamed

    Similar: anonymous

How to pronounce unidentified

unidentified is pronounced /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntəfaɪd/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ED · 12-letter words

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