UNKNOWN

nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed

(adjective) being or having an unknown or unnamed source; “a poem by an unknown author”; “corporations responsible to nameless owners”; “an unnamed donor”

strange, unknown

(adjective) not known before; “used many strange words”; “saw many strange faces in the crowd”; “don’t let anyone unknown into the house”

obscure, unknown, unsung

(adjective) not famous or acclaimed; “an obscure family”; “unsung heroes of the war”

unknown

(adjective) not known; “an unknown amount”; “an unknown island”; “an unknown writer”; “an unknown source”

unknown

(adjective) not known to exist; “things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths”

unknown, unknown quantity

(noun) a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

unknown, unknown region, terra incognita

(noun) an unknown and unexplored region; “they came like angels out the unknown”

stranger, alien, unknown

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unknown (comparative more unknown, superlative most unknown)

(sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.

Synonyms: anonymous, unfamiliar, uncharted, undiscovered, unexplored, unidentified, unnamed, unrecognized, unrevealed, unascertained, obscure, unsung

Antonyms: well-known, famous, known

Noun

unknown (plural unknowns)

(algebra) A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.

Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.

A person of no identity; a nonentity

Verb

unknown

past participle of unknow

Source: Wiktionary


Un*known", a.

Definition: Not known; not apprehended.

– Un*known"ness, n. [R.] Camden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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