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Grep of noun unknown unknown unknown quantity unknown region unknown soldier Overview of noun unknown The noun unknown has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) unknown, unknown region, terra incognita -- (an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown") 2. stranger, alien, unknown -- (anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found) 3. unknown, unknown quantity -- (a variable whose values are solutions of an equation) Overview of adj unknown The adj unknown has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (16) unknown -- (not known "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source") 2. (2) nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed -- (being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor") 3. (1) unknown -- (not known to exist; "things obscurely felt surged up from unsuspected depths in her"- Edith Wharton) 4. (1) obscure, unknown, unsung -- (not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war") 5. strange, unknown -- (not known before "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house") Antonyms of adj unknown 5 senses of unknown Sense 1 unknown (vs. known) known (vs. unknown) => best-known => better-known(postnominal), better known(prenominal) => celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned => identified => legendary => proverbial => well-known(postnominal), well known(prenominal) Sense 2 nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed INDIRECT (VIA anonymous) -> onymous Sense 3 unknown INDIRECT (VIA unsuspected) -> suspected Sense 4 obscure, unknown, unsung INDIRECT (VIA inglorious) -> glorious Sense 5 strange, unknown INDIRECT (VIA unfamiliar) -> familiar Similarity of adj unknown 5 senses of unknown Sense 1 unknown (vs. known) => chartless, uncharted, unmapped => unbeknown(prenominal), unbeknownst(prenominal) => undiagnosed => undiscovered, unexplored => unheard-of => unidentified => transcendent, unknowable Also See-> inglorious#2, dishonorable#3; unacknowledged#1; unfamiliar#1 Sense 2 nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed => anonymous (vs. onymous) Sense 3 unknown => unsuspected (vs. suspected) Sense 4 obscure, unknown, unsung => inglorious (vs. glorious), dishonorable Sense 5 strange, unknown => unfamiliar (vs. familiar) Attributes of adj unknown Familiarity of adj unknown unknown used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj unknown unknown Overview of noun unknown The noun unknown has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) unknown, unknown region, terra incognita -- (an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown") 2. stranger, alien, unknown -- (anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found) 3. unknown, unknown quantity -- (a variable whose values are solutions of an equation) Overview of adj unknown The adj unknown has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (16) unknown -- (not known "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source") 2. (2) nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed -- (being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor") 3. (1) unknown -- (not known to exist; "things obscurely felt surged up from unsuspected depths in her"- Edith Wharton) 4. (1) obscure, unknown, unsung -- (not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war") 5. strange, unknown -- (not known before "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house")
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