anon

Soon, in verse

Anon is an old-fashioned or literary word meaning soon or shortly: I'll see you anon.

It also means at another time: ever and anon (now and then).

In contemporary internet usage, anon is short for anonymous, referring to an unidentified poster or commenter: Some anon leaked the documents.

archaic

soon

In brief time

shortlyIn little time
presentlyAt the current time
forthwithWithout delay

directly · straightway · betimes · ere long · in a moment · momentarily · quickly · promptly · immediately · at once

anonymous

nameless

Without any designation

unidentifiedNot yet recognized
facelessLacking identity or features
incognitoWith identity concealed

undisclosed · unattributed · uncredited · unsigned · unacknowledged · unknown author · pen name · pseudonym · alias · nom de plume

internet

screen name

Online identity alias

handlePart for gripping
usernameAccount identification string
throwaway accountTemporary anonymous online identity

burner · troll · imageboard · hacker collective · Guy Fawkes mask · dox · online identity · sockpuppet · alt account

Categories

anonymous usersguest, visitor
exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
hidden identitiespseudonym, alias, incognito, hidden identity, secret identity
old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, hither, prithee
Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
Olde Englishthee, thou, thy, thine, hath

Opposites

TEMPORAL IMMEDIACY (archaic sense)

At no point

later · eventually · afterward · someday · down the road

IDENTIFICATION STATUS (informal abbreviation)

Given an identifying label

identified · known · credited · attributed · signed

Phrases

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

Family

anonymous, anonymity, anonymously, anonymized, anonymize, anonymizing, anonymizes

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