UNSPECIFIED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

unspecified

adjective

ˌən-ˈspe-sə-ˌfīd

Definition of unspecified

as in one

known but not named some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found

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Recent Examples of unspecified His uncertain fate plays out in the present-day imagination of an unnamed curator of unspecified gender, who has been employed by the palace to dress some of its rooms for public viewing in the wake of an undescribed personal tragedy. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages and punitive damages. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The scare came as Netanyahu has warned in recent days about unspecified heightened security threats facing Israel. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Edits Assistant begins rolling out today and will be available for all users with an unspecified prompt limit. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspecified

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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.

— SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.

— Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018

Definition of one

Adjective

Andrew Dismukes as Sam-I-Am is pestering the unnamed breakfast hater (Mikey Day).

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026
The four companies didn’t respond to The Verge’s requests for comment after an unnamed Pentagon official said yesterday that the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of a mass shooting at a Texas military base in 2009, will be livestreamed.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of unnamed

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Many of the hotel's rooms interconnect, and children under 12 can stay and dine free in certain seasons (keep an eye on the latest offers).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
An Iranian official source confirmed to Fox News Digital that Alaj and the Telegram chatbot were established as a new system through which certain individuals could report information about Iranians living abroad.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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