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the great unknown

NOUN
heaven
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Promised Land immortality nirvana paradise
STRONG
Arcadia Canaan Elysium Shangri-la Zion afterworld atmosphere azure bliss dreamland ecstasy empyrean enchantment eternity fairyland felicity firmament glory happiness harmony heights hereafter kingdom rapture sky the great beyond transport upstairs utopia wonderland
WEAK
beyond eternal home eternal rest happy hunting ground kingdom come life everlasting life to come next world pearly gates the blue
Antonyms
STRONG
hell misery sorrow unhappiness
NOUN
the great beyond
Synonyms
WEAK
afterlife hereafter next world the beyond the unknown world beyond

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This remains the great unknown in your case.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

How far it takes them against a streetwise England is the great unknown.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

It was as Hawn was staring into the great unknown, she said, that she knew she was fated for an alien encounter.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2023

Injuries are the great unknown and starting center Nick Harris and Pro Bowl returner Jakeem Grant Sr. are already out for the season.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

But I’m also feeling all that I have in my life, which includes what I have lost, as well as the great unknown of what life might still bring me.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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