Synonyms of unknowable
31 similar words · 18 opposite words
Another word for unknowable is mysterious. Other synonyms of unknowable are inexplicable, obscure, inscrutable, abstruse and dense. The opposite of unknowable is clear.
Synonyms and similar words for unknowable
adjectiveNot knowable; not able to be known.
- unintelligibleNot intelligible; unable to be understood.
- abstruseDifficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
- Chinese
- denseObscure or difficult to understand.
- enigmatic
- fathomless
- bottomless
- Greek
- inapprehensibleThat cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.
- incognizableNot cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- incomprehensible
- ineffable
- inenubilable formal, literaryInexplicable, mysterious, unclear.
- inexplicableImpossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
- impenetrableIncomprehensible; fathomless; inscrutable.
- insensibleUnable to be understood; unintelligible.
- inscrutableDifficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
- insolubleThat cannot be explained.
- insolvable
- mysteriousDifficult to understand.
- nonunderstandableNot understandable.
- obscureDifficult to understand; abstruse.
- tenebrose figurativelyObscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.
- thickDifficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
- undecipherableNot easily deciphered; difficult to read.
- undiscoverable
- unexplainableThat doesn't have a known or readily available explanation.
- unfathomableImpossible to grasp the extent of, or to fully know or understand.
- ungraspable
- ununderstandableNot understandable; that cannot be understood.
- retruse obsolete
Opposite of unknowable
adjectiveNot knowable; not able to be known.
- knowableCapable of being known, understood or comprehended.
- apprehensibleWhich can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
- clearFree of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- limpidClear, transparent or bright.
- comprehensibleAble to be comprehended.
- explainableAble to be explained or understood.
- explicableAble to be explained.
- explicatableExplicable.
- fathomableAble to be fathomed.
- graspable
- illuminable
- intelligibleCapable of being understood; clear to the mind.
- lucid
- pellucidEasily understood; clear.
- perspicuousClearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
- straightforward
- tangible
- understandable
Meaning of unknowable
- adjective Not knowable; not able to be known.
- noun Something that cannot be known.
unknowable in other languages
Questions about synonyms of unknowable
- What is another word for unknowable?
- Unknowable has 31 synonyms on Word.ws, such as mysterious, inexplicable, obscure, inscrutable, abstruse, dense, insoluble and undecipherable.
- What is the opposite of unknowable?
- The opposite of unknowable is clear. Other antonyms of unknowable are perspicuous, intelligible, comprehensible, explainable and knowable.
- What does unknowable mean?
- Unknowable means not knowable; not able to be known.
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