unknowable
adjective
un·know·able
ˌən-ˈnō-ə-bəl 
: not knowable
especially
: lying beyond the limits of human experience or understanding
Examples of unknowable in a Sentence
a God whose nature is unknown and unknowable
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Because the woods don’t just hold secrets, but something far more sinister: an unseen, unknowable, entity lurking beyond the fog.
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Both promises would cost the government billions, though the exact price tag is unknowable without more specifics.
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Jill’s role in that decision has been assumed to be central and largely unknowable.
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Recent biopics like Napoleon and Ferrari are loaded with scenes that reconstruct unknowable conversations had behind closed doors, but in those films, such talks drive forward plot and character development.
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Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 11 June 2024
Both promises would cost the government billions, though the exact price tag is unknowable without more specifics.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
Jill’s role in that decision has been assumed to be central and largely unknowable.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
Recent biopics like Napoleon and Ferrari are loaded with scenes that reconstruct unknowable conversations had behind closed doors, but in those films, such talks drive forward plot and character development.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
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“Unknowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowable. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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unknowable
adjective
un·know·able
ˌən-ˈnō-ə-bəl
ˈən-
: not knowable
some facts in the case may remain unknowable
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