anonymous
Without known authorship
Anonymous means having an unknown or unnamed source.
An anonymous tip comes from someone who won't reveal their identity.
An anonymous donor gives without public credit.
Anonymous writing lacks a named author.
The word also describes things lacking distinctive character: an anonymous office building.
Online, people post anonymously to speak freely without consequences—or accountability.
Not identified or specified
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
- facelessLacking identity or features
- unspecifiedNot explicitly named
John Doe · Jane Doe · undesignated · unsung · forgotten · obscure
Adopted false name
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- hiddenKept out of sight
- veiledConcealed or obscured
covert · clandestine · secretive · stealth · untraceable · masked · concealed · undetected
Converting data into code
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- TorAnonymous routing network
- secure browsingProtected internet use
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
cybersecurity · digital footprint · identity protection · proxy · metadata · burner phone · end-to-end · zero-knowledge
Assembled collection of things
- hacker collectiveOrganized network intrusion group
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- crowdLarge public gathering
- mass movementOrganized collective action
leaderless · decentralized · grassroots · hacktivism · whistleblower · legion · swarm · protest
Not formally recognized
- unsignedBearing no signature
- authorlessHaving no stated writer
- sourcelessWithout known origin
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
unclaimed · unmarked · undocumented · unrecorded · untraced · unbylined · ghostwritten · without attribution
unnamed
Not identified or specified
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
- facelessLacking identity or features
unspecified · John Doe · Jane Doe · undesignated · unsung · forgotten · obscure
alias
Adopted false name
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- hiddenKept out of sight
veiled · covert · clandestine · secretive · stealth · untraceable · masked · concealed · undetected · burner account
encryption
Converting data into code
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- TorAnonymous routing network
- secure browsingProtected internet use
data protection · cybersecurity · digital footprint · identity protection · proxy · metadata · burner phone · end-to-end · zero-knowledge · private browsing
group
Assembled collection of things
- hacker collectiveOrganized network intrusion group
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- crowdLarge public gathering
mass movement · leaderless · decentralized · grassroots · hacktivism · whistleblower · legion · swarm · protest · graffiti
uncredited
Not formally recognized
- unsignedBearing no signature
- authorlessHaving no stated writer
- sourcelessWithout known origin
unacknowledged · unclaimed · unmarked · undocumented · unrecorded · untraced · unbylined · ghostwritten · without attribution · apocryphal
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- hidden identitiesalias, hidden identity, secret identity, pen name, nom de plume
- mysterious figuresenigma, phantom, shadowy figure, mysterious stranger, mystery man
- A- wordsamoral, apathy, atheist, atypical, asymmetric
- access levelsadmin, administrator, user, guest, restricted
- authorshipauthorship, author bio, byline, attributed, credited
anonymousidentified
Determined the identity of
named · known · signed · nonanonymous · specified
anonymousfamous
Widely known, much recognized
renowned · well-known · celebrated · notable · noted
anonymouscredited
Acknowledged as source
attributed · signed · attested · accredited · authenticated
- 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