unbeknownst to

idiom

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 them, the maid of honor (Wilson) is actually a secret agent ready to rain hellfire upon anyone who would dare ruin her best friend's wedding. —EW.com, 19 June 2025

In 1961, unbeknownst to his vacationing parents, Wilson and his bandmates cobbled together a few hundred dollars to record the demo of a new song written by Brian about surfboarding, a then-current craze that brother Dennis had embraced. —Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 2025

For some strange reason, unbeknownst to the public, the Fed (and therefore the media) choose to concentrate on the year/year CPI inflation rate. —Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025

And this is where, unbeknownst to me, our paths crossed. —Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 13 May 2025

Rhymes for unbeknownst to

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