unknown

  • (a) not known
    • an unknown amount
    • an unknown island
    • an unknown writer
    • an unknown source
  • (s) being or having an unknown or unnamed source
    • a poem by an unknown author
    • corporations responsible to nameless owners
    • an unnamed donor
    nameless, unnamed, unidentified,
  • (s) not known to exist
    • things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths
  • (s) not famous or acclaimed
    • an obscure family
    • unsung heroes of the war
    unsung, obscure,
  • (s) not known before
    • used many strange words
    • saw many strange faces in the crowd
    • don't let anyone unknown into the house
    strange,

Nouns

Synonyms

terra incognita unknown region nameless unnamed unidentified stranger alien unknown quantity unsung obscure strange

Antonyms

known acquaintance friend

See also

inglorious unacknowledged unfamiliar

Words of close approximity

unknot
unknown quantity unknown region Unknown Soldier