Synonyms for Unknown
ʌnˈnoʊnun·known

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1. unknown

   That is mysterious in the true sense which is beyond human comprehension, as the decrees of God or the origin of life. That is mystic or mystical which has associated with it some hidden or recondite meaning, especially of a religious kind; as, the mystic Babylon of the Apocalypse. That is dark which we can not personally see through, especially if sadly perplexing; as, a dark providence. That is secret which is intentionally hidden. Compare DARK.

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   Synonyms:
   abstruse, cabalistic, dark, enigmatical, hidden, incomprehensible, inexplicable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, recondite, secret, transcendental, unfathomable, unfathomed

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1. unknown

   Synonyms:
   mysterious, hidden, obscure, unrecognized

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1. unknown, unknown region, terra incognitanoun

   an unknown and unexplored region

   "they came like angels out the unknown"

   Synonyms:
   stranger, unknown quantity, terra incognita, unknown, unknown region, alien

   Antonyms:
   illustrious, familiar, celebrated, notable, better-known, known, proverbial, noted, best-known, far-famed, onymous, legendary, identified, suspected, famed, well-known, famous, glorious, renowned

2. stranger, alien, unknownnoun

   anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

   Synonyms:
   unknown region, extraterrestrial, stranger, unknown, terra incognita, unknown quantity, alien, noncitizen, outlander, extraterrestrial being, foreigner

   Antonyms:
   illustrious, far-famed, noted, renowned, glorious, identified, known, better-known, well-known, suspected, legendary, proverbial, celebrated, familiar, famed, notable, best-known, famous, onymous

3. unknown, unknown quantityadjective

   a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

   Synonyms:
   stranger, unknown quantity, terra incognita, unknown, unknown region, alien

   Antonyms:
   known, famed, illustrious, suspected, best-known, proverbial, onymous, legendary, famous, far-famed, celebrated, well-known, glorious, familiar, better-known, noted, identified, renowned, notable

4. unknownadjective

   not known

   "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"

   Synonyms:
   unidentified, strange, unnamed, unsung, obscure, nameless

   Antonyms:
   legendary, notable, identified, better-known, proverbial, onymous, best-known, familiar, celebrated, suspected, renowned, famous, known, noted, far-famed, famed, glorious, illustrious, well-known

5. nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamedadjective

   being or having an unknown or unnamed source

   "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor"

   Synonyms:
   unidentified, strange, unnamed, unsung, obscure, unknown, nameless

   Antonyms:
   celebrated, proverbial, noted, onymous, identified, best-known, known, renowned, better-known, well-known, notable, familiar, illustrious, legendary, glorious, far-famed, famous, suspected, famed

6. unknownadjective

   not known to exist

   "things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"

   Synonyms:
   unidentified, strange, unnamed, unsung, obscure, nameless

   Antonyms:
   noted, famous, famed, best-known, known, well-known, celebrated, identified, far-famed, notable, suspected, onymous, illustrious, glorious, proverbial, familiar, better-known, legendary, renowned

7. obscure, unknown, unsungadjective

   not famous or acclaimed

   "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"

   Synonyms:
   unnoticeable, dark, hidden, obscure, unnamed, unvalued, strange, unknown, unidentified, apart(p), vague, isolated, unappreciated, nameless, unsung

   Antonyms:
   famed, illustrious, best-known, well-known, notable, proverbial, celebrated, legendary, noted, famous, suspected, better-known, renowned, onymous, identified, glorious, familiar, far-famed, known

8. strange, unknownadjective

   not known before

   "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"

   Synonyms:
   unusual, unknown, unnamed, unidentified, strange, obscure, foreign, nameless, unsung

   Antonyms:
   noted, proverbial, best-known, glorious, better-known, notable, identified, well-known, famed, familiar, far-famed, legendary, celebrated, famous, suspected, renowned, illustrious, known, onymous

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1. anonymous

   not known by name ,unidentified

   i received an anonymous gift.

   Submitted by Aya11115 on November 25, 2019  

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1. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   unascertained, not known

2. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   mysterious, mystic, hidden, dark, enigmatical

3. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   without the knowledge of

4. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   obscure, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unhonored, renownless, inglorious

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1. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   obscure, inglorious, unrenowned, nameless, undistinguished, unascertained, unexplored, unapprehended, anonymous

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1. List of paraphrases for "unknown":

   unidentified, inconnu, stranger, unfamiliar, unknowns, unrecognized, uncharted, undetermined, undisclosed, known, little-known, indeterminate, unsung, unnamed, anonymous, unspecified, unheard, doe, uncertain, undiscovered

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1. Patrick Overton:

   When we walk to the edge of all the light we have And take the step into the darkness of the unknown We must believe that one of two things wil happen... There will be something solid for us to stand on.. ..... or we will be taught to fly.

2. Patro Qhamakoane:

   Knowledge is like an egg, and revelation is the yoke of an egg, until the egg is cracked, and the albumen is spilled, the revelation of the knowledge remains unknown and produces no result.

3. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson:

   We’ve witnessed the desecration of cherished monuments, like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Terry Fox Statue, displays of hate symbols, like the Confederate flag and the swastika, and all types of bad behavior that have taken away the freedom of our residents to live without fear, many residents have not slept for days due to the noise and disruptions. Many have been shut in by the crowds – a lockdown imposed by the protest itself.

4. Radio Mocambique:

   Unknown persons killed by decapitation at least 10 people in recent days in the administrative post of Olumbi, Palma district, in the north of Cabo Delgado province.

5. David Brill:

   It is simply wrong on the facts and the law, school boards have a duty to warn their students of the potential danger posed by even unknown third party criminal actors. The school board knew Cruz posed a specific riskto these students and teachers at this school, having identified him as 'crazy boy' and the one most likely to return to the school to shoot it up.