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Synonyms for unknown
ʌnˈnoʊnun·known
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
unknown
Synonyms:
mysterious, hidden, obscure, unrecognized
Princeton's WordNet
unknown, unknown region, terra incognitanoun
an unknown and unexplored region
"they came like angels out the unknown"
Synonyms:
stranger, unknown quantity, terra incognita, unknown region, alienAntonyms:
illustrious, familiar, celebrated, notable, better-known, known, proverbial, noted, best-known, far-famed, onymous, legendary, identified, suspected, famed, well-known, famous, glorious, renownedstranger, alien, unknownnoun
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Synonyms:
unknown region, extraterrestrial, stranger, terra incognita, unknown quantity, alien, noncitizen, outlander, extraterrestrial being, foreignerAntonyms:
illustrious, far-famed, noted, renowned, glorious, identified, known, better-known, well-known, suspected, legendary, proverbial, celebrated, familiar, famed, notable, best-known, famous, onymousunknown, unknown quantityadjective
a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
Synonyms:
stranger, unknown quantity, terra incognita, unknown region, alienAntonyms:
known, famed, illustrious, suspected, best-known, proverbial, onymous, legendary, famous, far-famed, celebrated, well-known, glorious, familiar, better-known, noted, identified, renowned, notableunknownadjective
not known
"an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"
Synonyms:
unidentified, strange, unnamed, unsung, obscure, namelessAntonyms:
legendary, notable, identified, better-known, proverbial, onymous, best-known, familiar, celebrated, suspected, renowned, famous, known, noted, far-famed, famed, glorious, illustrious, well-knownnameless, 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, namelessAntonyms:
celebrated, proverbial, noted, onymous, identified, best-known, known, renowned, better-known, well-known, notable, familiar, illustrious, legendary, glorious, far-famed, famous, suspected, famedunknownadjective
not known to exist
"things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"
Synonyms:
unidentified, strange, unnamed, unsung, obscure, namelessAntonyms:
noted, famous, famed, best-known, known, well-known, celebrated, identified, far-famed, notable, suspected, onymous, illustrious, glorious, proverbial, familiar, better-known, legendary, renownedobscure, unknown, unsungadjective
not famous or acclaimed
"an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
Synonyms:
unnoticeable, dark, hidden, obscure, unnamed, unvalued, strange, unidentified, apart(p), vague, isolated, unappreciated, nameless, unsungAntonyms:
famed, illustrious, best-known, well-known, notable, proverbial, celebrated, legendary, noted, famous, suspected, better-known, renowned, onymous, identified, glorious, familiar, far-famed, knownstrange, 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, unnamed, unidentified, strange, obscure, foreign, nameless, unsungAntonyms:
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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Editors Contribution
anonymous
not known by name ,unidentified
i received an anonymous gift.
Submitted by Aya11115 on November 25, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unknownadjective
Synonyms:
unascertained, not knownunknownadjective
Synonyms:
mysterious, mystic, hidden, dark, enigmaticalunknownadjective
Synonyms:
without the knowledge ofunknownadjective
Synonyms:
obscure, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unhonored, renownless, inglorious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unknownadjective
Synonyms:
obscure, inglorious, unrenowned, nameless, undistinguished, unascertained, unexplored, unapprehended, anonymous
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#927 | known | |
#1188 | foreign | |
#1640 | dark | |
#1702 | unknown | |
#2440 | anonymous | |
#2600 | secret | |
#2936 | hidden | |
#3929 | strange | |
#5261 | unusual | |
#5966 | alien | |
#6462 | isolated | |
#7336 | doe | |
#9366 | stranger | |
#9735 | mysterious | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#12400 | mystic | |
#13226 | unspecified | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#14437 | vague | |
#16852 | unidentified | |
#17474 | mystical | |
#18308 | unfamiliar | |
#18673 | unnamed | |
#18859 | occult | |
#27320 | foreigner | |
#28212 | undetermined | |
#29108 | undisclosed | |
#29533 | undiscovered | |
#31754 | nameless | |
#32019 | unrecognized | |
#32727 | unheard | |
#34567 | transcendental | |
#36208 | indeterminate | |
#37436 | unknowns | |
#38645 | extraterrestrial | |
#39077 | incomprehensible | |
#44761 | unsung | |
#44879 | inexplicable | |
#51764 | uncharted | |
#57491 | outlander | |
#66886 | inscrutable | |
#72084 | unfathomable | |
#101048 | unappreciated | |
#104209 | inconnu | |
#113745 | abstruse | |
#146622 | unnoticeable | |
#156380 | noncitizen | |
#188549 | recondite | |
#240750 | cabalistic |
How to use unknown in a sentence?
I'm naturally very introverted, i like schedule and consistency, and to venture something unknown is just something I would never do before. Girl Scouts has helped me branch out and do the unknown.
We have found a strange footprint on the shores of the unknown. We have devised profound theories, one after another, to account for its origins. At last, we have succeeded in reconstructing the creature that made the footprint. And lo It is our own.
The big fear has been that the market gets flooded with tests of unknown quality, or unknown performance, and with Ebola you need to know what are the limitations. A false positive has enormous implications. So does a false positive, so this is not a perfect test but... for a rapid test, (it is) not too bad at all.
This is all part of intellectual property strategy at play -- the seat and aircraft makers are trying to cover themselves for the future, which is unknown, and the regulations of the future which are also unknown.
Something unknown is doing we don't know what.
Translations for unknown
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- غير معروف, مجهولArabic
- desconegutCatalan, Valencian
- neznámýCzech
- ukendt, ubekendtDanish
- Unbekannter, unbekannt, UnbekannteGerman
- άγνωστοςGreek
- nekonataEsperanto
- incógnita, ignoto, desconocidoSpanish
- مجهولPersian
- tuntematonFinnish
- inconnue, inconnuFrench
- anaithnidIrish
- descoñecidoGalician
- अनजानHindi
- idegen, ismeretlenHungarian
- tak diketahuiIndonesian
- ókunnur, óþekktur, óþekkt stærðIcelandic
- sconosciuto, ignotoItalian
- לא ידועHebrew
- 未知, わからない, 知られざる, 名無しJapanese
- უცნობიGeorgian
- ಅಜ್ಞಾತKannada
- 알 수 없는Korean
- نهناسراوKurdish
- obscurus, ignotus, ignoratus, nescitus, incognitusLatin
- nepazīstams, svešsLatvian
- onbekend, ongeweten, ongekendDutch
- ukjentNorwegian
- nieznanyPolish
- desconhecido, desconhecidaPortuguese
- necunoscut, neștiut, obscurRomanian
- неизвестныйRussian
- непозната, nepoznataSerbo-Croatian
- neznanoSlovene
- panjohurAlbanian
- okändSwedish
- తెలియదుTelugu
- BilinmeyenTurkish
- אומבאַקאַנטYiddish
- 未知Chinese
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