faceless

adjective

ˈfās-ləs How to pronounce faceless (audio)
Definition of facelessnext
1
as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection

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2
as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name faceless gossipmongers had been spreading rumors about the actor's sexual identity for years

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Recent Examples of faceless And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026 Trump and Kushner's real estate offensive, opaquely managed and crowded with fixers and still faceless figures, short-circuits with geopolitical and military ones, fuels suspicions and conspiracy theories. — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 Plenty of faceless creators have continued to find success on social media despite YouTube’s crackdown. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026 It is not absorbed by faceless insurers. — Michael Hedges, Oc Register, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for faceless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faceless
  1. boring
  2. unnamed
  3. nondescript
  4. anonymous
  5. featureless
  6. unidentified
  7. neutral
  8. characterless
Adjective
  • Now the seven most boring, starting with the most tolerable (comments edited for grammar and clarity).
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • It’s been a boring week for Makyah, who’s in third grade at Banneker Elementary.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of boring
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  • Leo Woodall’s brash cook Sal blends Dmitri from Kitchen Confidential with the unnamed sous chef Bourdain later describes working with in New York.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The unnamed album, from 5&2 Studios and Capitol Christian Music Group, is set to debut in the fall.
    — Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of unnamed
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  • Only 6-1 but fast and athletic, Willis was a third-round pick in a bad NFL Draft for quarterbacks in 2022, the third passer taken after nondescript Kenny Pickett and Desmond Ridder.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After all the glowing testaments to his character, the apartment was startlingly nondescript.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of nondescript
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  • Police urged anyone with information about the shooting to call the CMPD homicide unit at 704-432-8477 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Police are asking anyone who has more information on this case to contact the Miami Gardens Police Department or, for anonymous tips, contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
    — Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of anonymous
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  • Last year, Hershey prevailed in a lawsuit that claimed Reese's featureless Halloween pumpkins were a consumer letdown.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The largely featureless landscape is crucial because NASA technicians know exactly how much reflected light satellites’ optical instruments should see in the area.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of featureless
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  • He was seized by three unidentified men, who later headed toward the western Tillaberi region of Niger, where Islamist militants are active, Reuters news agency reported at the time, citing an unnamed diplomat.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yonhap news agency, citing South Korea’s military, reported that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off North Korea’s east coast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Anmuth highlighted that the company’s forex-neutral top-line growth accelerated to 20% in Q2 2026, the fastest in 20 quarters.
    — , CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The space is more neutral, particularly if disputes between roommates must be mediated or there are other sensitive matters, according to Max Koskoff, associate director for regional campus programs.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutral
Adjective
  • Nowadays, old-school residents bemoan the neighborhood’s evolution from grungy to grandiose; what was once a warren of hedonism has become a breeding ground for characterless watering holes whose lack of personality is bested only by the exorbitance of their beer prices.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of characterless

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