unknowable
adjective
un·know·able
ˌən-ˈnō-ə-bəl 
: not knowable
especially
: lying beyond the limits of human experience or understanding
Examples of unknowable in a Sentence
a God whose nature is unknown and unknowable
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The unknowable impact of vast, fast change left Syria mired in half-policies and US inaction before.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
But underneath that performance, Silverman acknowledges that Jeselnik’s act has an unnervingly unknowable quality to it.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Whether Biden could have beaten Trump after that debate will remain one of the unknowable questions of this tumultuous political cycle.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
This take, originally released for Chinese audiences back in 2023, faithfully adapts Liu's award-winning novel of humanity's first contact with an almost unknowable alien species and the impact that their impending arrival on Earth has on humanity.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
But underneath that performance, Silverman acknowledges that Jeselnik’s act has an unnervingly unknowable quality to it.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Whether Biden could have beaten Trump after that debate will remain one of the unknowable questions of this tumultuous political cycle.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
This take, originally released for Chinese audiences back in 2023, faithfully adapts Liu's award-winning novel of humanity's first contact with an almost unknowable alien species and the impact that their impending arrival on Earth has on humanity.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Unknowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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unknowable
adjective
un·know·able
ˌən-ˈnō-ə-bəl
ˈən-
: not knowable
some facts in the case may remain unknowable
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