NYT Dictionary

UNIDENTIFIED

/ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/
Adjectiveun-i-DEN-ti-fiedun-i-den-ti-fied · 5 syllablesGrade 5

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023

Meaning

Not identified; having an unknown or unnamed identity.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English identified English unidentified From un- + identified.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

namelessunknownunnamedableanonymousenigmaticincalculableincognitomysteriouspuzzling

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram:

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