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

Impossible to know or find out.

"What happens after death remains, to most people, unknowable."

How to use unknowable

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething that can never really be known or figured out.

Common pairings

fundamentally unknowable the unknowable future

more unknowable comparative, unknowables plural, most unknowable superlative

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What happens after death remains, to most people, _____.

From "un-" + "knowable."

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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.