noun · neutral
anonymity
/ˌænəˈnɪməti/a·non·NIM·i·ty
Band 6-7speakingtask2task1
the state of being anonymous; not identified by name
Examples
“Online surveys often guarantee respondents' anonymity.”
“The whistleblower demanded anonymity to avoid retaliation.”
“Anonymity can encourage honest answers but may also enable abuse.”
Band 8 sentence
“Researchers ensured full anonymity for participants to increase honesty in responses.”
Collocations
- protect anonymity
- maintain anonymity
- loss of anonymity
Word family
anonymous adjectiveanonymously adverb
Common mistakes
He remained anonymity after the report.→He remained anonymous after the report.
We must keep the anonymity of participants safe.→We must protect the anonymity of participants.
Say it for a higher band
5unknown→6anonymous→7+anonymity
Synonyms
privacy
Easily confused
privacy
“Many users trade some privacy for convenience when using social apps.”
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In -ity
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