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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Final Destination was among the bleakest genre developments, locking its hapless teens into intractable fates, their foe the unknowable specter of death itself.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The group has also promised a unified cabinet, but whether this actually comes to path is unknowable at this stage.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
These narratives, usually propagated by media pundits and partisan operators, attempt to establish cause-and-effect relationships throughout financial markets and the nation’s economy that may not exist, confidently explaining the unknowable by framing it within a political context.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The internal effects in Iran of such a scenario are unknowable.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The group has also promised a unified cabinet, but whether this actually comes to path is unknowable at this stage.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
These narratives, usually propagated by media pundits and partisan operators, attempt to establish cause-and-effect relationships throughout financial markets and the nation’s economy that may not exist, confidently explaining the unknowable by framing it within a political context.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The internal effects in Iran of such a scenario are unknowable.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Unknowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowable. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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