unidentified
Name not yet known
Unidentified means not recognized or not established as to identity.
An unidentified caller is unknown; an unidentified body hasn't been matched to a name.
The word often appears in official or journalistic contexts: Police are searching for an unidentified suspect.
An unidentified flying object (UFO) is an aerial phenomenon that observers cannot explain.
Without any designation
- facelessLacking identity or features
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- unknownNot yet discovered
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
unmarked · unrecognized · undisclosed · unattributed · unacknowledged · unclaimed · anonymous · unrevealed
Being from outer space
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- RoswellNew Mexico city, UFO-famous
- Area 51Classified Nevada test facility
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
flying saucer · sighting · abduction · encounter · close encounter · Men in Black · unexplained · phenomena
Something hard to fathom
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
cryptic · mysterious · baffling · perplexing · confounding · anomaly · question mark · inconclusive
nameless
Without any designation
untraceable · unmarked · unrecognized · undisclosed · unattributed · unacknowledged · unclaimed · anonymous · unrevealed · concealed
extraterrestrial
Being from outer space
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- RoswellNew Mexico city, UFO-famous
- Area 51Classified Nevada test facility
spacecraft · flying saucer · sighting · abduction · encounter · close encounter · Men in Black · unexplained · phenomena · crash
enigma
Something hard to fathom
unexplained · cryptic · mysterious · baffling · perplexing · confounding · anomaly · question mark · inconclusive · uncertain
body
Physical structure, living thing
John Doe · Jane Doe · deceased · cadaver · morgue · autopsy · dental records · DNA · fingerprints · missing person
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- unknownsmystery, enigma, puzzle, riddle, uncertain
- Unknown Identitiesstrangers, unknowns, Jane Doe, John Doe, anonymous
- brandingbrand, brand equity, taglines, logos, slogans
- confidentialconfidential, secret, private, classified, undisclosed
- hidden identitiesanonymous, anonymity, pseudonym, alias, incognito
unidentifiedidentified
Determined the identity of
known · confirmed · recognized · established · verified
unidentifiedfamous
Widely known, much recognized
well-known · renowned · celebrated · prominent · notable
- unidentified flying objectAirborne anomaly, origin unclear
- unidentified bodyCorpse lacking known identity