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unknown

/ʌnˈnəʊn/
verb
  1. To undo the process of knowing, to lose knowledge of something.

noun
  1. A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.

  2. Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.

  3. A person of no identity; a nonentity

adjective
  1. (sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.

    Similar: anonymous, obscure, unascertained, uncharted, undiscovered

Synonymsanonymous, obscure, unascertained, uncharted, undiscovered, unexplored
Antonymsfamous, known, well-known

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