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English adjective: unknown | |||
| 1. | unknown not known | ||
| Samples | An unknown amount. An unknown island. An unknown writer. An unknown source. | ||
| Similar | chartless, little-known, unbeknown, unbeknownst, uncharted, undiagnosed, undiscovered, unexplored, unheard-of, unidentified, unmapped | ||
| See also | inglorious, unacknowledged, unfamiliar | ||
| Antonyms | known | ||
| 2. | unknown being or having an unknown or unnamed source | ||
| Samples | A poem by an unknown author. Corporations responsible to nameless owners. An unnamed donor. | ||
| Synonyms | nameless, unidentified, unnamed | ||
| Similar | anon., anonymous | ||
| Antonyms | onymous | ||
| 3. | unknown not known to exist | ||
| Samples | Things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths. | ||
| Similar | unsuspected | ||
| Antonyms | suspected | ||
| 4. | unknown not famous or acclaimed | ||
| Samples | An obscure family. Unsung heroes of the war. | ||
| Synonyms | obscure, unsung | ||
| Similar | inglorious | ||
| Antonyms | glorious | ||
| 5. | unknown not known before | ||
| Samples | Used many strange words. Saw many strange faces in the crowd. Don't let anyone unknown into the house. | ||
| Synonyms | strange | ||
| Similar | unfamiliar | ||
| Antonyms | familiar | ||
English noun: unknown | |||
| 1. | unknown (location) an unknown and unexplored region | ||
| Samples | They came like angels out the unknown. | ||
| Synonyms | terra incognita, unknown region | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | region | ||
| 2. | unknown (person) anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | ||
| Synonyms | alien, stranger | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interloper, intruder, trespasser | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foreigner, outsider | ||
| Antonyms | acquaintance, friend | ||
| 3. | unknown (communication) a variable whose values are solutions of an equation | ||
| Synonyms | unknown quantity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | variable | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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