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- pronunciation:
- uhn
non
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not known; undetermined; unfamiliar.
- antonyms:
- decided, eminent, famed, famous, identified, named, notable, prominent, public, renowned, well-known
- similar words:
- strange
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| related words: |
anonymous, blind, equivocal, mysterious, new, uncertain |
adverb + (adj.)unknown
but, completely, entirely, heretofore, hitherto, largely, practically, presently, previously, relatively, totally, utterly, virtually, whereabouts
(adj.)unknown
+ noun
artist,
assailant,
attacker,
caller,
casualty,
comic,
commodity,
creature,
destination,
duration,
entity,
etiology,
gunman,
hazard,
intruder,
killer,
masterpiece,
mechanism,
nationality,
organism,
origin,
parameter,
particle,
pathogen,
pathway,
perpetrator,
probability,
provenance,
quantity,
realm,
reason,
soldier,
species,
substance,
syndrome,
terrain,
territory,
treasure,
virus
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
someone or something that is unknown.
- antonyms:
- given
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| related words: |
mystery |
adjective + (n.)unknown
complete, relative, virtual
verb + (n.)unknown
cast, fill, remain
(n.)unknown
+ verb
face
noun + (n.)unknown
actor, cast, equation, lot, number, risk, tomb
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The word unknown
contains the following part:
un-1
Old English
prefix
that means not
  More about this word part:
The prefix un1 attaches to adjectives to create adjectives that mean the opposite of the base word.
Example words:
unable, unarmed, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, uncivil, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unequivocal, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unfair, unfamiliar, unfinished, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkempt, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unorthodox, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsafe, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, untidy, untrue, unusual, unwell
- synonyms:
- dis-, de-, in-2
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