adjective
unknowable
uhn-NOH-uh-buhl
Unknowable (adjective) means Impossible to know or find out. Example: “What happens after death remains, to most people, unknowable.”
adjective
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Impossible to know or find out.
"What happens after death remains, to most people, unknowable."
How to use unknowable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that can never really be known or figured out.
Common pairings
fundamentally unknowable
the unknowable future
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Word forms
- Plural
- unknowables
- Comparative
- more unknowable
- Superlative
- most unknowable
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What happens after death remains, to most people, _____.
Etymology
From "un-" + "knowable."
Synonyms
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Rhymes for unknowable
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What does “unknowable” mean?
The word “unknowable” means impossible to know or find out. In plain terms, something that can never really be known or figured out.
How do you pronounce “unknowable”?
“Unknowable” is pronounced uhn-NOH-uh-buhl (/ʌnˈnoʊ.ə.bəl/ in IPA).
How do you use “unknowable” in a sentence?
Here is “unknowable” used in a sentence: “What happens after death remains, to most people, unknowable.”
What part of speech is “unknowable”?
“Unknowable” is an adjective.
