Antonyms 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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. unknown

   Synonyms:
   mysterious, hidden, obscure, unrecognized

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1. • Region

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.8 / 4 votes

1. unknown, unknown region, terra incognitanoun

   an unknown and unexplored region

   "they came like angels out the unknown"

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

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

2. stranger, alien, unknownnoun

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

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

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

3. unknown, unknown quantityadjective

   a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

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

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

4. unknownadjective

   not known

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

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

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

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"

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

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

6. unknownadjective

   not known to exist

   "things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"

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

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

7. obscure, unknown, unsungadjective

   not famous or acclaimed

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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1. unknownadjective

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

How to use unknown in a sentence?

1. Nathan Bult:

   They know where their parents are, and their parents are saying,' We're not safe,' and they're trying to escape the Taliban. Between the fear of the unknown, and the fear of what they do know and can do nothing about, it's like a constant adverse childhood experience, my hope and prayer is that all of these children would be able to be reunited with their extended family or their immediate family, but knowing what we know about their histories, there are some children who are never going to reunited with family.

2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   We stand today on the edge of a new frontier-the frontier of the 1960s-a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils-a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats.

3. Nathan Parsons:

   The collision was caused, for unknown reasons, by the (FedEx truck) driver's unsafe turning movement, and although fatigue or an undetermined medical condition may have contributed, there is no conclusive evidence.

4. Claude Bernard:

   Man can learn nothing unless he proceeds from the known to the unknown.

5. William Harvey:

   All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown.

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