UNKNOWABLE Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of unknowable The truth in this story seems to be elusive and unknowable, and this circles back to your earlier question about what kind of assumptions are made about people with names like Saïd or Tamerlan. —

Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 Jonathan Cake makes for a suitably unknowable ghost memory of Willy’s long-dead brother Ben. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026 In her first interview since the disappearance of her mother, Nancy, between January 31 and February 1, the Today host sat down with Hoda Kotb to discuss the ongoing investigation and her continued resilience in the face of unknowable pain. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026 Artificial intelligence seems to be reacquainting much of the modern world with a sense of the unknown, perhaps even the unknowable. —

Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unknowable

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Text messages in court records show a brief and ambiguous exchange between McCluskie and Williamson that backs that up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
The apparent conflict highlights the ambiguous rules around recall status and its relevance in a trial that’s been peppered with globe-trotting billionaires.

— David Ingram, NBC news, 13 May 2026