Anonymous
Guy Fawkes hackers
Anonymous means having no known name or identity.
An anonymous donor gives without revealing who they are.
Anonymous sources provide information to journalists without attribution.
An anonymous letter bears no signature.
The word also describes things lacking distinctive character: an anonymous office building.
To remain anonymous is to stay unidentified, whether for privacy, safety, or humility.
Not yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
- facelessLacking identity or features
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- aliasAdopted false name
masked · disguised · untraced · John Doe · Jane Doe · unnamed · unacknowledged · uncredited
Meant to stay secret
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- protectedKept from harm
- secureProtected from harm
untraceable · encrypted · VPN · proxy · Tor · burner · throwaway · redacted
Anonymous posting site
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- collectiveJointly organized group
- hacktivistIdeological computer infiltrator
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
meme · imageboard · doxxing · raid · mask · Guy Fawkes · V for Vendetta · cyberattack
Bearing no signature
- unattributedHaving no stated origin
- uncreditedNot formally recognized
- unknown authorUnidentified creator of writing
- BeowulfOld English epic's protagonist
folk song · traditional · apocryphal · disputed · manuscript · oral tradition · legend · myth
One who gives aid
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- donorOne who contributes freely
- giftItem given freely
- contributionSomething given to help
charity · endowment · scholarship · foundation · bequest · patron · sponsor · grant
unidentified
Not yet recognized
alias · masked · disguised · untraced · John Doe · Jane Doe · unnamed · unacknowledged · uncredited · unattributed
confidential
Meant to stay secret
secure · untraceable · encrypted · VPN · proxy · Tor · burner · throwaway · redacted · classified
4chan
Anonymous posting site
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- collectiveJointly organized group
- hacktivistIdeological computer infiltrator
troll · meme · imageboard · doxxing · raid · mask · Guy Fawkes · V for Vendetta · cyberattack · Operation
unsigned
Bearing no signature
- unattributedHaving no stated origin
- uncreditedNot formally recognized
- unknown authorUnidentified creator of writing
Beowulf · folk song · traditional · apocryphal · disputed · manuscript · oral tradition · legend · myth · collective
benefactor
One who gives aid
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- donorOne who contributes freely
- giftItem given freely
contribution · charity · endowment · scholarship · foundation · bequest · patron · sponsor · grant · fund
- nonstate actorsmilitia, insurgent, rebel group, guerrilla, paramilitary
- Unknown Authorsghostwriter, ghostwriters
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- Dissentprotest art, civil disobedience, dissidents, protest songs, protest poetry
- Hackershacker, black hat, cracker, script kiddie, hacktivist
- Online Activismhashtag activism, online petitions, social media activism, clicktivism, slacktivism
Anonymousknown
Established as fact
identified · named · disclosed · revealed · on the record
Anonymousfamous
Widely known, much recognized
renowned · celebrated · well-known · prominent · notable
Anonymousdistinctive
Readily identifiable, set apart
unique · identifiable · recognizable · singular · personalized
- anonymous donorGiver concealing their identity
- anonymous tipInformation from unnamed source
- Alcoholics AnonymousRecovery fellowship for addicts
- anonymous browsing
- anonymous sourcesUnidentified information providers
- anonymous letterMessage from unknown sender