unknown

Examples

• All

• What if the unknown was greater than we could imagine?

  Father Stu (2022)

• The unknown will become known, and we will protect you.

  The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)

• Do we dare enter the unknown in front of us?

• The long tradition of exploring the unknown goes back as far as recorded history.

  Academic text (1995)

• We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new.

• Which is that there's so much unknown pain and suffering ahead.

• Paradoxically, knowledge on how to deal, accept, and move with the unknown is precious.

  Academic text (1992)

• In every small community, the unknown is always most intriguing, and Haddan was no exception to this rule.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The scientist dedicated her career to uncovering the mysteries of the unknown deep sea.

• Many people are afraid of the unknown because it can bring unexpected challenges.

Synonyms

S

something

vsunknown

∞ 1.0

An unknown object or idea that is not named

focuses on lacking knowledge or identification rather than mere unspecifiedness

M

mystery

vsunknown

∞ 4.7

Something that is hard to understand or explain

refers mainly to lack of identification rather than to being hard to understand

E

enigma

vsunknown

36 8.1

A person or thing that is mysterious and hard to understand

means not identified or known rather than being mainly puzzling

U

unknown quantity

vsunknown

3 7.1

A person or thing you do not yet know much about

is the general term for any unidentified item, not focusing on abilities

T

terra incognita

vsunknown

1 9.9

A place or subject that people do not know yet

applies more broadly to any unidentified thing, not only places or subjects

W

whatsis

vsunknown

• Informal

1 9.9

A thing whose name you cannot remember

applies more broadly to things not identified or understood, not only forgotten names

Antonyms

K

known

∞ 1.0

Familiar to many people and easy to identify

Idioms

L

to leap into the unknown

• Informal

1 7.3

To do something risky without knowing what will happen

Compounds

U

Unknown Soldier

• Formal

4 6.3

A soldier who died in war whose name cannot be found and who stands for all war dead

U

unknown quantity

3 7.1

A person or thing you do not yet know much about

U

unknown variable

• Specialized

2 4.6

A letter or sign in an equation that stands for a value you do not know

U

unknown region

1 6.3

An area that no one has explored or seen before

U

unknown quantity

• Specialized

1 6.8

A number in an equation you do not know and must find

How Known

famous person

72 1.0

known

1 3.7

unknown

134 6.1

unidentified

∞ 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology