A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
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Unknown
/ʌnˈnoʊn/
Synonyms for "unknown" (234 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (70)
in a fogin eclipsein purdahin the wingsincalculableincognitoincognizableincommunicadoindefiniteingloriousinnominatelatentlife after deathlife to comelittle knownmatter of ignorancemysteriousmysterynnameless
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next worldno credit tonobodyobfuscatedobscureobscuredoccultotherworldoutlandishparadisepostexistencepuzzlepuzzlingreconditerenownlessriddlesealedsealed booksecludedseclusesecretsequesteredstrangeterra incognitathe beyondthe good hereafterthe gravethe great beyondthe great hereafter
Adjective(10 words)
Noun(8 words)
Determiner(1 words)
no obvious cause
Verb(2 words)
obscurestremains a mystery
Related words (117)
the hereafterthe incalculablethe strangethe unfamiliarthe unknowablethe unknownunacknowledgedunapparentunapprehendedunascertainedunbeknownuncelebratedunchartedunclassifiedundefinedunder an eclipseunder coverunder house arrestunder wrapsundercover
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undergroundundesignatedundisclosedundiscoverableundiscoveredundistinguishedundivulgedunexplainedunexploredunexplored groundunexplored territoryunexposedunfamedunfamiliarunfathomedunglorifiedunheardunheard ofunheard-ofunhonoredunidentifieduninvestigatedunknowableunknown quantityunnamedunnotableunnotedunnoticedunperceivedunplumbedunpopularunrecognizedunremarkedunrenownedunrevealedunspecifiedunsungunsuspecteduntolduntouchedvirginwhat bodeswhat is fatedwithout a nameworld to comewrapped in cloudsxz
Adjective(30 words)
unacquainteduncharteredundetermined massundetermined resultundetermined statusundiscovered physicsunfamiliar conductunfamiliar countryunfamiliar placeunfamiliar speciesunfixed valueunforeseeableunidentifiableunidentifiedunidentified artifactunidentified objectunknown domainunknown numberunlistedunmapped region
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unmeasurable extentunmodeled reality in scienceunnamedunreadunrecognizableunrecognized authorityunreportedunspecified depthunspecified notationunsung
Noun(19 words)
unclearundeterminedundisclosedunexplainedunexplained wordunfamiliarunidentifiedunidentified personunidentified statusunknown regionunknown valueunresolvedunseenvarvariablevariable datavariable symbolvarsx numeral
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16 entriesmystery personundeterminedundisclosedunexplainedunidentifiedunidentified objectunknown callerunknown coefficientunknown constantunknown donorunknown eventunknown factorunknown objectunknown parameterunknown quantityunknown value
Collocations
9 entriesthe unknownunknown authorunknown factorunknown originunknown outcomeunknown parameterunknown quantityunknown valueunknown variable
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesAntonyms
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Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
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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