Synonyms of unknowable

unknowable

adjective

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.

Related Words

• ambiguous
• mysterious
• enigmatic
• obscure
• uncertain
• murky
• unclear
• dark
• questionable
• esoteric
• unanswerable
• inscrutable
• cryptic
• opaque
• obscurant
• vague
• nebulous
• eerie
• confusing
• indefinite
• mystic
• recondite
• concealed
• abstruse
• hazy
• arcane
• invisible
• equivocal
• shadowy
• undefined
• indistinct
• incomprehensible
• undetermined
• Delphic
• shrouded
• inexplicable
• fuzzy
• occult
• elliptical
• cloaked
• dim
• masked
• complicated
• inexact
• indistinguishable
• disguised
• foggy
• difficult
• uncanny
• misty
• clouded
• indecipherable
• muddy
• fuliginous
• intangible
• deep
• faint
• baffling
• perplexing
• unfathomable
• impenetrable
• noncommittal
• shaded
• sphinxlike
• cloudy
• weird
• obfuscatory
• confounding
• double-edged
• bewildering
• indirect
• impalpable
• complex
• shadowlike
• inexplicit
• puzzling
• inappreciable
• mystifying
• beclouded
• befogged
• bedimmed
• obnubilated
• obtuse
• circuitous
• roundabout

Dissimilar Words

• understandable
• certain
• intelligible
• comprehensible
• distinct
• evident
• knowable
• legible
• sure
• strong
• bright
• defined
• direct
• firm
• fathomable
• determined
• definite
• self-evident
• pellucid
• exact
• explicit
• tangible
• straightforward
• visible
• self-explanatory
• appreciable
• obvious
• palpable
• unmistakable
• clear
• accessible
• unambiguous
• plain
• unequivocal
• blatant
• patent
• nonambiguous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unknowable

Curiosity about the unknowable begins masquerading as intimacy, and you can be left feeling both heartbroken and filled with self-disgust. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

Ariana Grande, the pop star and actor, is also a person, of flesh and blood, but unknowable beyond that bare fact from the vantage of a stranger, no matter the ubiquity of her image. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

The unknowable force that does not lend itself to hope, prayer, diligent actions, good intentions or rigorous effort. — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

As Nora’s speech and Catherine’s kind moments suggest, characters’ actions don’t consistently reflect their overall moral stance, which is often based on misunderstandings and falsehoods, its validity unknowable even to them. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026