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known

DEFINITIONS OF: known

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adj apprehended with certainty

“a known quantity”
“the limits of the known world”
“a musician known throughout the world”
“a known criminal”
Synonyms
acknowledged
recognized or made known or admitted
familiar
well known or easily recognized
glorious
having or deserving or conferring glory
best-known
most familiar or renowned
better-known
more familiar or renowned than the other of two
celebrated, famed, famous, far-famed, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned
widely known and esteemed
identified
having the identity known or established
legendary
so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
proverbial
widely known and spoken of
well-known
widely or fully known
Antonyms:
unknown
not known
unacknowledged
not recognized or admitted
unfamiliar
not known or well known
inglorious
not bringing honor and glory
chartless, uncharted, unmapped
(of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated
little-known
unknown to most people
unbeknown, unbeknownst
(usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
undiagnosed
eluding diagnosis
undiscovered, unexplored
not yet discovered
unheard-of
previously unknown
unidentified
not yet identified
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