unknown
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6.1
- noun
- /ʌnˈnoʊn/
:
lo desconocido
- Because there are so many unknowns, it has no right answer.
- fear of the unknown
- knowns and unknowns
- many unknowns
But there's this great big dark unknown never reported.
- But there's this great big dark unknown never reported.
- There are the known knowns, the known unknowns, and the unknown unknowns.
- So you are generalizing to known unknowns for one specific task.
- And it doesn't create any new unknowns or any new paradoxes.
- It's like these three components of facing the unknown, wanting, looking for truth.
- And then there's this gigantic space of unknown, of surprise.
- And the the great unknown fine is fine.
- Lot of restless nights, a lot of unknown not knowing.
- And there's a strong sense of unknown and a sense of all.
Examples
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What if the unknown was greater than we could imagine?
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The unknown will become known, and we will protect you.
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Do we dare enter the unknown in front of us?
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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.
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Which is that there's so much unknown pain and suffering ahead.
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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.
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Many people are afraid of the unknown because it can bring unexpected challenges.
Synonyms
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1.0
An unknown object or idea that is not named
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4.7
Something that is hard to understand or explain
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8.1
A person or thing that is mysterious and hard to understand
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9.9
A place or subject that people do not know yet
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9.9
A thing whose name you cannot remember
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7.1
A person or thing you do not yet know much about
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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6.3
A soldier who died in war whose name cannot be found and who stands for all war dead
- Specialized
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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 in math an unknown is the value you do not yet know and must find.