unspecified

adjective

un·​spec·​i·​fied ˌən-ˈspe-sə-ˌfīd 

: not named or stated explicitly : not specified

an unspecified location

unspecifiable

ˌən-ˌspe-sə-ˈfī-ə-bəl 

adjective

unspecifiable sources

Synonyms of unspecified

• one
• unnamed
• certain
• unidentified

Examples of unspecified in a Sentence

some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found

Recent Examples on the Web

There was also a bottle of whiskey, six bottles of Coca-Cola and smelling salts of an unspecified quantity. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The South Korean announcement came days after its President Lee Jae Myung threatened to take unspecified punitive steps if Ukraine refuses to apologize over the revelation. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Last week, an employee who worked at a Russian anti-plague institute died, possibly from an unspecified form of plague. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

After Verity is left catatonic from an initially unspecified accident, a far less successful writer named Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson) is hired to finish Verity’s book series. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unspecified

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide