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 internal effects in Iran of such a scenario are unknowable.
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Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
For the most part, his genius remains unknowable as does his back story, which is hinted at only in a nod to the surname Zimmerman and a glimpse of a scrapbook.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Of course, charts do not price in the unknowable and the trend could run shorter or longer than the past.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The tennis-ball POV from Challengers, Isabelle Huppert’s cat with the unknowable and unsayable name, the children dressed as Serge Gainsbourg on French TV.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
For the most part, his genius remains unknowable as does his back story, which is hinted at only in a nod to the surname Zimmerman and a glimpse of a scrapbook.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Of course, charts do not price in the unknowable and the trend could run shorter or longer than the past.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The tennis-ball POV from Challengers, Isabelle Huppert’s cat with the unknowable and unsayable name, the children dressed as Serge Gainsbourg on French TV.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Unknowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowable. Accessed 23 Jan. 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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