Known and Unknown

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Known

Known adjective - Apprehended with certainty.
Usage example: a known criminal
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Unknown is an antonym for known in famous topic.
Nearby Words: know, knowing

Unknown

Unknown adjective - Not known.
Usage example: an unknown amount
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Known is an antonym for unknown in obscure topic.
Nearby Words: unknowable, unknowing
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  • Series / Unsolved Mysteries Karma Houdini: The known or unknown criminals who have gotten away with their crimes.
    Source: Series / Unsolved Mysteries
  • No genre was off-limits (or medium, for that matter; several animated films were written up), and no movie was too well-known or unknown.
    Source: Roger Ebert Great Movies List
  • It's not like many viewers know that much about Urban Legends anyway but Supernatural has devoted itself to doing every single Legend that it can cram in, no matter how known or unknown it is.
    Source: Small Reference Pools / Live-Action TV
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