no-name

adjective

Lacking a recognizable name, identity, or reputation; not noteworthy.

“They went with a no-name shop on the edge of town.”

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Meanings

adjectiveno-name (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking a recognizable name, identity, or reputation; not noteworthy.

    They went with a no-name shop on the edge of town.

    1 more example

    A week after we met we were married in a no-name town in the middle of the night by a justice of the peace whose shingle was hanging in front of his house.

    1999, Barbara Delinsky, chapter 21, in Lake News, Pocket Books, published 2008, →ISBN, page 389
nounno-name (plural no-names)

plural no-names

  1. Someone or something lacking a recognizable name, identity, or reputation.

    If you hire some no-name for the job, be sure to check references.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
el cheapo
Cite this entry
APA

no-name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-name

MLA

“no-name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-name. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no-name,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-name.

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