unidentified
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/
:
no identificado
- The US Congress recently had a hearing about unidentified aerial phenomena, Uaps, the new UFOs.
- unidentified remains
- unidentified object
- unidentified flying object
So, you know, we would call that maybe a USO, unidentified submerged object.
- So, you know, we would call that maybe a USO, unidentified submerged object.
- The narcissistic person lives in an unnamed, unidentified fear of sort of being found out.
- Various other deposits that, some of which are still unidentified today.
- I think that there is a possibility that these UFOs or now they're called UA PS Unidentified aerial phenomena.
- So one of my favorite examples is of unidentified things in the sky that took a long time to figure out are what we call gamma ray bursts.
- And it's just like, first of all, UFO is just stands for unidentified flying object.
- If it's just like an unidentified, like shadow, you know?
- So when you hear something that's truthful, right, There's an unidentified object in the sky, right?
Examples
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In early July, Morris was fascinated by reports of Unidentified Flying Objects being sighted all over the country.
Fiction book (2001) -
The team discovered an unidentified object in the forest, leaving them puzzled.
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I got an unidentified plane...
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And there were also three very small unidentified metal objects.
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There were five unidentified profiles either on the clothing around the body or near the crime scene.
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Sir, it appears we have unidentified radar contacts.
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When the police arrived, Kim was holding a knife and talking with two unidentified individuals in a nearby vehicle.
Academic text (2017) -
Lily watched as a composite of the sensor's description of the unidentified ship took shape on the screen.
Fiction book (1990) -
Radar picks up an unidentified target, tracking it eastward at immense speed.
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He received a call from an unidentified number, which made him suspicious.
Synonyms
629
2.3
Not known or named, often with no name given
317
4.5
Has no known public name or source
59
4.4
Not having a name mentioned or known
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4.4
A person or thing with no known name
3
4.2
Not known or noticed by other people
Antonyms
Compounds
A flying object seen in the sky whose origin is not known and often thought to be from space
How Identified
Surface Forms
Morphology
unidentified = identified (transparent) = un + identify + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'identified', yielding a straightforward negation.
Etymology
Unidentified is made of un- 'not' and identify, which is the same root as identity meaning 'who someone is'. So, unidentified means 'not known' or 'not named'.