Synonyms for unknown
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-nohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnoʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for unknown Other synonyms for the word unknown
- alien
- concealed
- dark
- desolate
- distant
- far
- far-off
- faraway
- hidden
- humble
- incog
- incognito
- little known
- secret
- so-and-so
- such-and-such
- unapprehended
- unascertained
- uncelebrated
- undistinguished
- unexplored
- unfamiliar
- unheard-of
- unidentified
- unnamed
- unnoted
- unperceived
- unrecognized
- unrenowned
- unrevealed
- unsung
- untold
- X
Définition of unknown
Origin :- c.1300, "strange, unfamiliar" (of persons, places), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of know. Cf. Old English ungecnawen. In reference to facts, attested from early 14c. The noun meaning "unknown person" is recorded from 1590s.
- adj obscure, mysterious
- A few years only back, every Carolinian rode to town, and the motor was unknown.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- "And they come from a bitter heart," answered the unknown knight.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Then he was but a penniless, monk-bred lad, unknown and unfriended.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Like the Admirable Crichton, no art is to her unknown, no accomplishment by her neglected.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- It is merely a case of not liking him less, but of liking my unknown man more.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- What did these unknown forces above and around her wish to do with her as they floated in the air?
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Never had the voices of the Invisible unknown spoken so clearly.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- If a white man chose to appear thus in an unknown country, why not?
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- But how could they know of his whereabouts in this unknown country?
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- I shook my head, replying that her language was unknown to me.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
Antonyms for unknown
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