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How to pronounce unknown in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms nameless, unidentified, unnamed


a poem by an unknown author.
Type Words
Synonyms obscure, unsung
Type Words
Synonyms alien, stranger
Type of intruder, interloper, trespasser
Has types foreigner, outsider
Type Words
Synonyms strange


don't let anyone unknown into the house.
Type Words
Synonyms terra incognita, unknown region
Type of region


they came like angels out the unknown.
Type Words
Synonyms unknown quantity
Type of variable
Type Words


an unknown amount.
an unknown island.
an unknown writer.
an unknown source.
Type Words


things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths.

Examples of unknown

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There were no injuries and the suspects got away with an unknown amount of cash.
From the dailyherald.com
Guessing the gender of an unknown author became part of the pleasure of reading.
From the newsweek.com
An unknown suspect appeared to have pried on the truck with some kind of device.
From the thenewstribune.com
The person responsible for leaving the ammunition on school property is unknown.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Until then, the weaknesses in China's banks are unknown and probably unknowable.
From the forbes.com
People do fake brain injuries, for reasons both known and unknown to themselves.
From the theatlantic.com
Raymond Earl Knaeble is one of an unknown number of Americans stranded overseas.
From the edition.cnn.com
Meanwhile, the truth about Tommy Blake, in regard to his NFL future, is unknown.
From the sportingnews.com
For some unknown reason, the fungus is not lethal to Japanese giant salamanders.
From the edition.cnn.com
More examples
  • Not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"
  • Nameless: being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor"
  • Stranger: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
  • A variable whose values are solutions of an equation
  • Not known to exist; "things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths"
  • Obscure: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
  • Unknown (Colombian title: Mentes en Blanco) is a 2006 film directed by Colombian filmmaker Simon Brand and stars James Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan, Joe Pantoliano and Barry Pepper about a group of men kidnapped and locked in a factory. ...
  • Unknown (also known as Unknown Worlds) was a pulp fantasy fiction magazine, edited by John W. Campbell, that was published from 1939 to 1943. ...
  • Untitled is a public sculpture by American artist Cary Chapman on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. ...