What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Anonymous vs Posthumous - What's the difference?

anonymous | posthumous |

As a proper noun anonymous

is a hacktivist group opposed to internet censorship, government corruption, homophobia and scientology.

As an adjective posthumous is

(originally) born after the death of one's father.

anonymous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Lacking a name; not named and determined, as an animal not assigned to any species.
  • (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible, as that of author, contributor, or the like.
    • an anonymous''' pamphlet; an ' anonymous subscription.
  • (not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
    • an anonymous' author; an ' anonymous benefactor.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=April 19 , author=Josh Halliday , title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.}}
    No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous .
  • (comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
    • an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate

    Synonyms

    * (lacking a name) nameless * (without acknowledged responsible agent) * (of unknown name) unidentified, unknown, unnamed * (lacking individuality) faceless * (without consideration of prestige or background) on the merits

    Antonyms

    * onymous

    Derived terms

    () * anonym * anonymously * anonymousness

    Related terms

    * anonyme * anonymal * anonymity * anonymize * anonymosity * anonymus (noun) * pseudonymous

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * John Doe * unknown

    References

    * * English words suffixed with -ous

    posthumous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * post-humous

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (originally) Born after the death of one's father.
    • ''Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.
  • After the death of someone
    • The posthumous was given to the family of the soldier who died in battle.
    Usage note: Posthumous awards are made when the intended recipient dies as a result of the action which merits the award. Even a short time lag between the action and the decision may cause the award to be conferred after death or there may be a longer delay such as when a review board decides to confer an award decades after a war has ended but such awards while they may be ''post mortem'' (literally, "after death") are not posthumous awards.
  • Taking place after one's own death
    • Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
  • In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
    • ''His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.

    Derived terms

    * posthumous execution * posthumously * posthumousness * posthumous work