unbeknownst to

phrase

chiefly US

: without being known about by (someone)

Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room.

Examples of unbeknownst to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But, unbeknownst to him, his wife had successfully filed a habeas petition, and he was put on a plane back to Minnesota. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Nina is now dating the apish Filip (Dame Joveski), Sara’s ex and one of her rapists — unbeknownst to everyone, of course. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

In the following weeks, Anthropic revealed that its AI agents had also hacked three real companies back in April, unbeknownst to the company at the time. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

A week later, on August 5, Bowie met with two other informants inside a car – a meeting that was, unbeknownst to her, filmed and recorded. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for unbeknownst to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
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• anew
• askew
• baboo
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• bamboo
• beaucoup