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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Hanks never reaches for effect and remains spiritually and physically calm: His Mr. Rogers is unknowable, unfathomable, but absolutely irresistible.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
After a very strong start to her campaign that included packed rallies and innervating stump speeches, Harris mostly regressed back to the ultimately unknowable candidate whom Democratic voters rejected back in 2019.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
In many ways, people who respond to polls are the odd ones out, and this self-selection can significantly bias the results in unknowable but profound ways.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Every hour spent in the garden, on the other hand, is awash in the unknowable.
—Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
After a very strong start to her campaign that included packed rallies and innervating stump speeches, Harris mostly regressed back to the ultimately unknowable candidate whom Democratic voters rejected back in 2019.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
In many ways, people who respond to polls are the odd ones out, and this self-selection can significantly bias the results in unknowable but profound ways.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Every hour spent in the garden, on the other hand, is awash in the unknowable.
—Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Unknowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowable. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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