as in ambiguous
not able to be known
No matter how far science advances, some things about the world will always remain unknown and unknowable. If passed, this law will have unknowable consequences.
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Recent Examples of unknowable
Their power is drawn in part from acting unpredictably toward a future that has become inherently unknowable and is shaped through force.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The Internet couldn’t just be written by random people whose reliability is unknowable, alongside scientific papers beyond the comprehension of laypeople.
—Jimmy Wales, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The art of elusiveness — that quality of unknowable magnetism — has almost vanished.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Over the course of the night, the high and low of society endure the consequences of this dangerous and unknowable woman yearning for a past love in the guise of one of the guests, a brilliant author (Nina Hoss) who is up for the same academic position as George.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The Internet couldn’t just be written by random people whose reliability is unknowable, alongside scientific papers beyond the comprehension of laypeople.
—Jimmy Wales, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The art of elusiveness — that quality of unknowable magnetism — has almost vanished.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Over the course of the night, the high and low of society endure the consequences of this dangerous and unknowable woman yearning for a past love in the guise of one of the guests, a brilliant author (Nina Hoss) who is up for the same academic position as George.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknowable
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Even in agencies that have, some policies are weak or ambiguous.—
Ben Jones,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Even in agencies that have, some policies are weak or ambiguous.—
Ben Jones,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Not to mention the titular bugs, a swarm of blood-invading creatures discovered by her new lover, the mysterious drifter Peter Evans (Namir Smallwood).—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Columbus, Ohio, police chief is speaking out for the first time since the mysterious murders of dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
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This mind-melter from Charlie Kaufman centers on an enigmatic Buckley as the conflicted girlfriend of Jesse Plemons’s awkward Jake, who takes her to meet his incredibly strange parents (Toni Collette and David Thewlis).—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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One of Weir’s most enigmatic tracks, and easily one of his finest.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
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Yorgos suggested Bugonia, which comes from an obscure Greek myth about a colony of bees that arises from the corpse of a cow.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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But unlike Andor, which used its relatively obscure protagonist to showcase regular citizens’ resistance to the tyranny that’s so integral to the Star Wars mythology, Seven Kingdoms seems to exist mostly to tide us over between Dragon seasons.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Soltani's uncertain fate garnered international attention after activists said his family had been told he would be executed for involvement in the anti-government protests that swept across the Islamic Republic in early January.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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While the future of the IT workforce appears uncertain, its non-human partners are set to thrive as companies increasingly adopt new technologies.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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The reality is likely somewhere in the gray, murky middle.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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That much is clear, but even the obvious can get murky amid an 82-game season.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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The circumstances of Villegas-Gonzalez's death remain unclear.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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While past studies have shown that dairy products may have a protective effect against dementia, how specific dairy products affect cognitive health remains unclear.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Unknowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknowable. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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