unknown
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2.3
- adjective
- /ʌnˈnoʊn/
- What is known as child labor today is unknown in traditional societies.
- remain unknown
- previously unknown
- largely unknown
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Watch on YouTubeShe was like an unknown actress at the time.
- She was like an unknown actress at the time.
- So I had this drive that was so unknown to me from childhood.
- Now, Ronnie, for some unknown reason, was waiting for this guy.
- It is, you know, I don't know how to fully convey how unknown these investments are.
- And so that's also sort of an unknown explanation.
- I actually this is a little unknown fact to to my fans.
Examples
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The significance of this arrangement is still unknown, but it is notable.
Academic text (2011) -
This is an unknown virus, it's a new one.
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And for some unknown reason, they asked me to chair it.
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The cause of MS is unknown, but genetic and environmental factors are thought to play a part.
Academic text (2011) -
Unknown vehicle arriving at the gate.
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There's an unknown person joining the text conversation.
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She was like an unknown actress at the time.
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Issues that were somehow unknown and easily addressed during the 60s have become a fundamental problem today.
Academic text (2011) -
He flees New York, his location unknown.
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The author remains relatively unknown to the general public, despite their critical acclaim.
Synonyms
∞
4.2
Not known or named
456
4.5
Has no known public name or source
102
4.4
Not known or seen before
86
7.0
Not well known or famous
58
4.4
Not having a name mentioned or known
49
7.3
Few people know about it
46
4.4
A person or thing with no known name
25
4.0
Not yet found or known by people
20
4.9
Not yet found or studied
8
6.1
You cannot tell what something or someone is
3
4.2
Not known or noticed by other people
1
8.3
Seen by only a few people
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
4
6.3
A soldier who died in war whose name cannot be found and who stands for all war dead
- Specialized
2
4.6
A letter or sign in an equation that stands for a value you do not know
How Known
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unknown comes from un- meaning 'not' and know meaning 'to know'. So an unknown person or thing is someone or something people do not know, or someone who is not famous.