Unknown

//ʌnˈnoʊn//

Synonyms for "unknown" (186 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Noun(1 words)
alien

Strong matches (55)

Adjective(3 words)
ignoteknownlesspathless
Adjective(2 words)
namelessobscure

Related words (93)

puzzlingreconditerenownlessriddlesealedsealed booksecludedseclusesecretsequesteredstrangerterra incognitathe beyondthe good hereafterthe gravethe great beyondthe great hereafterthe hereafterthe incalculablethe strange
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the unfamiliarthe unknowablethe unknownunacknowledgedunapparentunapprehendedunbeknownunbeknownstuncelebratedunclassifiedundefinedunder an eclipseunder coverunder house arrestunder wrapsundercoverundergroundundesignatedundiagnosedundisclosedundiscoverableundistinguishedundivulgedunexplainedunexplored groundunexplored territoryunexposedunfamedunfathomedunglorifiedunheardunheard ofunheard-ofunhonoreduninvestigatedunknowableunknown quantityunnotableunnotedunnoticedunperceivedunplumbedunpopularunremarkedunrenownedunspecifieduntolduntouchedvirginwhat bodeswhat is fatedwithout a nameworld to comewrapped in cloudsxz

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

14 entries

Related terms

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derived

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derived from

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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is a

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related to

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Translations

165 translations across 63 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • panjohur adj (not known)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἄγνωστος adj (not known)
  • ἄγνωτος adj (not known)

Arabic

4 entries
  • مَجْهُول adj (not known)
  • مُبْهَم adj (not known)
  • غَامِض noun (fact or place)
  • غَوَامِض noun (fact or place)

Armenian

2 entries
  • անհայտ adj (not known)
  • անհայտ noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Asturian

1 entries
  • desconocíu adj (not known)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • bilinməyən adj (not known)
  • məchul adj (not known)
  • naməlum adj (not known)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • невядо́мы adj (not known)
  • незнаёмы adj (not known)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • незна́ен adj (not known)
  • неизве́стен adj (not known)
  • неизвестно noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Catalan

2 entries
  • desconegut adj (not known)
  • incògnita noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • نەناسراو adj (not known)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 不明 adj (not known)
  • 未知 adj (not known)
  • 未知數 /未知数 noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)
  • 無名氏 /无名氏 noun (person of no identity)

Chukchi

1 entries
  • гэвэты ваԓьын adj (not known)

Czech

2 entries
  • neznámý adj (not known)
  • neznámá noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Danish

2 entries
  • ubekendt adj (not known)
  • ukendt adj (not known)

Dutch

3 entries
  • onbekend adj (not known)
  • ongekend adj (not known)
  • ongeweten adj (not known)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • nekonata adj (not known)

Estonian

2 entries
  • tundmatu adj (not known)
  • tundmatu noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Finnish

3 entries
  • tuntematon adj (not known)
  • tuntematon noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)
  • tuntematon noun (fact or place)

French

3 entries
  • inconnu adj (not known)
  • inconnu noun (fact or place)
  • inconnue noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Galician

4 entries
  • descoñecido adj (not known)
  • descoñecida noun (person of no identity)
  • descoñecido noun (fact or place)
  • descoñecido noun (person of no identity)

Georgian

1 entries
  • უცნობი adj (not known)

German

3 entries
  • unbekannt adj (not known)
  • Unbekannte noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)
  • Unbekannter noun (person of no identity)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 adj (not known)

Greek

2 entries
  • άγνωστος adj (not known)
  • άγνωστος noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • לא נודע adj (not known)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अख्यात adj (not known)
  • अजाना adj (not known)
  • अज्ञात adj (not known)
  • अनजान adj (not known)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • ismeretlen adj (not known)
  • idegen noun (person of no identity)
  • ismeretlen noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)
  • ismeretlen noun (fact or place)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • ókunnur adj (not known)
  • óþekktur adj (not known)
  • óþekkt stærð noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • tak diketahui adj (not known)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • tiitämätöin adj (not known)

Italian

3 entries
  • ignoto adj (not known)
  • sconosciuto adj (not known)
  • carneade noun (person of no identity)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 不明な adj (not known)
  • 未知の adj (not known)
  • 無名な adj (not known)
  • 名無し noun (person of no identity)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • беймәлім adj (not known)
  • белгісіз adj (not known)
  • мәлімсіз adj (not known)

Korean

3 entries
  • 무명(無名)의 adj (not known)
  • 미지(未知)의 adj (not known)
  • 불명(不明)의 adj (not known)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • белгисиз adj (not known)

Latin

4 entries
  • ignoratus adj (not known)
  • ignotus adj (not known)
  • incognitus adj (not known)
  • nescitus adj (not known)

Latvian

3 entries
  • nepazīstams adj (not known)
  • svešs adj (not known)
  • nezināmais noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • nežinomas adj (not known)
  • nežinomasis noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • непознат adj (not known)
  • непозната noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • ukjent adj (not known)
  • ukjent noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • ukjent adj (not known)

Occitan

1 entries
  • desconegut adj (not known)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • بللیسز adj (not known)

Persian

1 entries
  • مجهول adj (not known)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • onbekaunt adj (not known)

Polish

4 entries
  • niewiadomy adj (not known)
  • nieznajomy adj (not known)
  • nieznany adj (not known)
  • niewiadoma noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • desconhecido adj (not known)
  • desconhecido noun (fact or place)
  • desconhecido noun (person of no identity)
  • incógnita noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Romanian

4 entries
  • necunoscut adj (not known)
  • neștiut adj (not known)
  • obscur adj (not known)
  • necunoscută noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Russian

3 entries
  • неве́домый adj (not known)
  • незнако́мый adj (not known)
  • неизве́стный adj (not known)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • अज्ञात adj (not known)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • nȅpoznat adj (not known)
  • не̏познат adj (not known)
  • nepoznata noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)
  • непозната noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • scanusciutu adj (not known)

Slovak

1 entries
  • neznámy adj (not known)

Slovene

2 entries
  • nepoznan adj (not known)
  • neznan adj (not known)

Spanish

4 entries
  • desconocido adj (not known)
  • ignoto adj (not known)
  • desconocido noun (fact or place)
  • incógnita noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Swedish

2 entries
  • okänd adj (not known)
  • okänd noun (person of no identity)

Tajik

3 entries
  • маҷҳул adj (not known)
  • номаълум adj (not known)
  • ношинос adj (not known)

Turkish

4 entries
  • bilinmeyen adj (not known)
  • bilinmez adj (not known)
  • meçhul adj (not known)
  • değişken noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • невідо́мий adj (not known)
  • незна́ний adj (not known)
  • незнайо́мий adj (not known)
  • невідома noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • majhul adj (not known)
  • nomaʼlum adj (not known)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • không biết adj (not known)

Welsh

2 entries
  • anhysbys adj (not known)
  • anhysbysyn noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Zazaki

4 entries
  • mechul adj (not known)
  • nêzanıyaye adj (not known)
  • nêzanıyen adj (not known)
  • vurnaynoğ noun (algebra: a variable whose value is to be found)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.

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The known must be separated from the unknown.

Source: tatoeba (20522)

The origin of the fire is unknown.

Source: tatoeba (23856)

Sophie had been looking forward to getting another letter from the unknown sender.

Source: tatoeba (43238)

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