Synonyms 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.

   See synonyms for CLEAR.

   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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.8 / 4 votes

1. unknown, unknown region, terra incognitanoun

   an unknown and unexplored region

   "they came like angels out the unknown"

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

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

2. stranger, alien, unknownnoun

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

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

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

3. unknown, unknown quantityadjective

   a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

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

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

4. unknownadjective

   not known

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

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

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

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"

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

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

6. unknownadjective

   not known to exist

   "things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"

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

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

7. obscure, unknown, unsungadjective

   not famous or acclaimed

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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1. anonymous

   not known by name ,unidentified

   i received an anonymous gift.

   Submitted by Aya11115 on November 25, 2019  

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1. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   unascertained, not known

2. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   mysterious, mystic, hidden, dark, enigmatical

3. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   without the knowledge of

4. unknownadjective

   Synonyms:
   obscure, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unhonored, renownless, inglorious

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1. unknownadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "unknown":

   unidentified, inconnu, stranger, unfamiliar, unknowns, unrecognized, uncharted, undetermined, undisclosed, known, little-known, indeterminate, unsung, unnamed, anonymous, unspecified, unheard, doe, uncertain, undiscovered

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How to use unknown in a sentence?

1. Ruiliang Liu:

   It indicates an additional step -- the production of pre-prepared alloys -- in the manufacturing process of copper-alloy objects in early China, this represents an additional but previously unknown layer in the web of metal production and supply in China.

2. Frank Outlaw:

   When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly.

3. Maria Moldes:

   The people in my photographs are looking into the unknown infinite, another world, i wanted it to have a science-fiction feel to it. So I looked for characters who could be in a movie, like extraterrestrials.

4. Ken Jacobson:

   We feel that the quality and unorthodox style of many of Ruskin’s daguerreotypes will come as a major surprise to both photographic historians and those in the field of Ruskin scholarship, ruskin’s daguerreotypes would be a sensational new revelation in the history of photography even if he were completely unknown.

5. Sarah Long:

   It would be a mistake to be giving booster doses without both some information about number one : Do they boost ? And a little bit of safety data, so that we would have some idea that there would be benefit of the booster before we might incur unknown risk.