Known vs. Unknown
Difference Between Known and Unknown
Knownverb
Past participle of know.
Unknownadjective
Not known; unfamiliar
a problem unknown in earlier times.Knownadjective
Proved or generally recognized
the only known case.a known authority.Unknownadjective
Not identified, ascertained, or established
received flowers from an unknown admirer.Knownnoun
Something that is known
In this instance, the only known is our actual profit margin.Unknownadjective
Not well known or widely known
an unknown artist.Knownadjective
Identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.
He was a known pickpocket.Unknownnoun
That which is unknown
investigating the unknown.Knownadjective
Researched, accepted, familiar.
Unknownnoun
Something that is not known
This case has many unknowns.Knownnoun
(algebra) A variable or constant whose value is already determined.
Unknownnoun
A person who is not well known, as to the general public
cast an unknown in the starring role.Knownnoun
Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
Unknownnoun
An unknown person, especially an Unknown Soldier
the tomb of the unknowns.Knownverb
inflection of know||past|part
Unknownnoun
(Mathematics) A quantity of unknown numerical value.
Knownadjective
apprehended with certainty;
a known quantitythe limits of the known worlda musician known throughout the worlda known criminalUnknownadjective
Not known; unidentified; not well known.
Unknownnoun
(algebra) A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
Unknownnoun
Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
Unknownnoun
A person of no identity; a nonentity
Unknownnoun
an unknown and unexplored region;
they came like angels out the unknownUnknownnoun
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Unknownnoun
a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
Unknownadjective
not known;
an unknown amountan unknown islandan unknown writeran unknown sourceUnknownadjective
being or having an unknown or unnamed source;
a poem by an unknown authorcorporations responsible to nameless ownersan unnamed donorUnknownadjective
not known to exist;
things obscurely felt surged up from unsuspected depths in herUnknownadjective
not famous or acclaimed;
an obscure familyunsung heroes of the warUnknownadjective
not known before;
used many strange wordssaw many strange faces in the crowddon't let anyone unknown into the house
