UNBAPTIZED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

unbaptized

adjective

ˌən-bap-ˈtīzd

Definition of unbaptized

as in unnamed

not named or identified by a name thus far the novel I've been working on remains unbaptized

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Recent Examples of unbaptized To the left of Bernard are Hebrew children; to the right are the Christian children who were baptized (the unbaptized being in Limbo). — Mary Jo Bang july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025 Researchers think the bodies likely belonged to unbaptized children. — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024 Because the Catholic Church promulgated the belief that a child who died unbaptized could not be buried in consecrated ground, lay people desperate for their children to be properly laid to rest would find their own sites of significance. — NBC News, 8 Apr. 2021 Duendes, a type of gnome that has long been featured in regional Catholic lore, are said to haunt, and even steal, unbaptized babies. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2018

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The sale is not yet finalized, Spain's El Economista newspaper reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, but it is said to be in its final phase, with a closing initially expected in September.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
That’s according to a Bloomberg story that cites unnamed sources familiar with the company’s financial figures.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of unnamed

Adjective

The images were also shared with NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, which is a centralized repository and resource center for missing and unidentified person cases in the United States.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Christopher Caceres, 22, and an unidentified 16-year-old were taken into custody.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of unidentified

Adjective

Sources within the coaching staff — who, like others cited in this article, asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships — say this is precisely what Madrid signed him to do.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Havekes’s redesign plays with perception of space through color—and consequently eliminates the often anonymous neutrality typical of many new buildings.

— Valentina Lonati, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026

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