unattributed
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.əˈtrɪb.jə.tɪd/us/ˌʌn.əˈtrɪb.jə.t̬ɪd/If something is unattributed, no oneknowswho said, made, or did it:
Injournalism, we'retaughtthat the use of unattributedsourcesshould beavoidedas much aspossible.
Most oftheirmusicis unattributed, and has beenpasseddown overcenturies.
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- Peopletendto beparticularlysuspiciousof unattributedquotes.
- Onenewssitereportedunattributedremarkssaying thestatewasbracedfor amassiveDemocratvictory.
- Thesitehas beencriticizedbyscientistsforitsunattributedstatementsandlackofsignedarticles.
Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hiding
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- obscure
- secrete
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- tuck
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