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unknowable
adjective as in arcane
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adjective as in impenetrable
adjective as in incomprehensible
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adjective as in inconceivable
adjective as in inscrutable
adjective as in mysterious
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adjective as in mystic
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adjective as in mystic/mystical
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- abstruse
- anagogic
- arcane
- cabalistic
- cryptic
- enigmatical
- hidden
- imaginary
- impenetrable
- inscrutable
- magic
- magical
- metaphysical
- mysterial
- mysterious
- necromantic
- nonrational
- numinous
- occult
- otherworldly
- paranormal
- preternatural
- quixotic
- sorcerous
- spiritual
- supernatural
- telestic
- thaumaturgic
- transcendental
- unaccountable
- visionary
- wizardly
adjective as in mystifying
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adjective as in supernatural
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adjective as in superphysical
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- abnormal
- celestial
- concealed
- dark
- extramundane
- extrasensory
- fabulous
- fairy
- ghostly
- heavenly
- hidden
- impenetrable
- invisible
- legendary
- metaphysical
- miraculous
- mystic
- mythical
- mythological
- numinous
- obscure
- occult
- paranormal
- phantom
- phenomenal
- preternatural
- psychic
- rare
- secret
- spectral
- superhuman
- superior
- supermundane
- superordinary
- supersensible
- supranatural
- transcendental
- uncanny
- uncomprehensible
- unearthly
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
- unknown
- unnatural
- unrevealed
- unusual
adjective as in supersensible
Weak matches
- abnormal
- celestial
- concealed
- dark
- extramundane
- extrasensory
- fabulous
- fairy
- ghostly
- heavenly
- hidden
- impenetrable
- invisible
- legendary
- metaphysical
- miraculous
- mystic
- mythical
- mythological
- numinous
- obscure
- occult
- paranormal
- phantom
- phenomenal
- preternatural
- psychic
- rare
- secret
- spectral
- superhuman
- superior
- supermundane
- superordinary
- superphysical
- supranatural
- transcendental
- uncanny
- uncomprehensible
- unearthly
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
- unknown
- unnatural
- unrevealed
- unusual
adjective as in unaccountable
adjective as in uncomprehensible
adjective as in unfathomable
adjective as in unforeseeable
adjective as in unimaginable
adjective as in unintelligible
Example Sentences
In its lawsuit, ExxonMobil said the law would force it “to engage in granular conjecture about unknowable future developments and to publicly disseminate that speculation on its website.”
The answer is plainly, unknowable - the great "if" that could have changed the fate of America.
This behavior also reduces serious political and societal matters to digital memes, jokes and ephemera, compromising reality testing and making truth itself unknowable.
We also know that the FBI director from 2001 to 2013, exactly the years when the invisible powers and unknowable extent of the surveillance state were most dramatically expanded, was Robert Mueller.
One source suggested frankly, even for those who work closely alongside him, it's often hard to work out what the prime minister thinks, telling me: "He often appears unknowable."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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