Antonyms of adj anonymous

2 senses of anonymous

Sense 1
anonymous (vs. onymous), anon. -- (having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift")

onymous (vs. anonymous) -- (bearing a name; "articles in magazines are usually onymous")
        => binomial, binominal -- (having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies; "binomial nomenclature of bacteria")
        => pseudonymous -- (bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name; "the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous")

Sense 2
anonymous -- (not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service")

INDIRECT (VIA faceless) -> faced -- (having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace")

Similarity of adj anonymous

2 senses of anonymous

Sense 1
anonymous (vs. onymous), anon. -- (having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift")
       => nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed -- (being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor")

Sense 2
anonymous -- (not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service")
       => faceless (vs. faced) -- (without a face or identity; "a faceless apparition"; "the faceless accusers of the police state")

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