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The meaning of UNKNOWN is not known or not well-known; also : having an unknown value. How to use unknown in a sentence.
adjective. not known, understood, or recognized. not established, identified, or discovered. an unknown island. not famous; undistinguished. some unknown artist. unknown quantity. a person or thing whose action, effect, etc, is unknown or unpredictable.
a person, especially a performer or sports player, who is not famous: For her latest film she deliberately chose a cast of unknowns. [ C ] mainly US. something that cannot be guessed at or calculated because so little is known about it: It's the big unknowns that make insurance companies uneasy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Synonyms for UNKNOWN: unfamiliar, unbeknown, unbeknownst, unrecognized, unsuspected, unaware, unperceived, unmindful; Antonyms of UNKNOWN: familiar, old, hackneyed, tired, traditional, conventional, established, tried
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If something is unknown, it's not familiar understood, like the unknown path through the woods you've never explored or your brother's unknown reasons for staying late after school.
unknown. noun. us / ʌnˈnoʊn / uk / ʌnˈnəʊn /. C1 [ S ] what is not familiar or known: Racism is in some ways just a fear of the unknown. [ C ] a person, especially a performer or sports player, who is not famous: For her latest film she deliberately chose a cast of unknowns.
