unknown
adjective/ʌnˈnəʊn/CEFR B1অজানা, অচেনা
Meaning
Not known, or not famous.
Example sentences
- The cause of the fire is unknown.আগুনের কারণ অজানা।
- He was an unknown writer then.তখন তিনি ছিলেন অচেনা এক লেখক।
Synonyms & antonyms
Antonyms: known, famous
Similar words, and what each means
Other English words for “অজানা, অচেনা”
- strange
Unusual or surprising; hard to understand.
Opposite words
- famous
বিখ্যাত
Known about by many people.
- well-known
সুপরিচিত, বিখ্যাত
Known by many people.
“unknown” elsewhere on EnglishBD
Use it when the action matters more than the doer, when the doer is unknown or obvious, or in formal and scientific writing, for example 'The samples were tested'.
Passive Voice →End with a polite line such as 'I look forward to hearing from you.', then a sign-off: 'Yours sincerely,' (named reader) or 'Yours faithfully,' (unknown reader), followed by your full name.
How to Write a Formal Email in English →Guessing meaning from context means using clues in the surrounding sentence — examples, opposites, definitions, or the general idea — to work out what an unknown word probably means.
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“unknown” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • প্রচলিত, বিরাজমান
- • মার্জিত ও চটপটে ভদ্র
- • অসংগত; অনিয়মিত মানের
- • অজানা, অচেনা
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অজানা, অচেনা — unknown (adjective) — অজানা, অচেনা. Not known, or not famous.
Which word is closest in meaning to “unknown”?
- • waterproof
- • obscure
- • nimble
- • phosphorescent
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obscure — obscure — অস্পষ্ট; দুর্বোধ্য. Not well known or not clearly understood.
Related words
- obscureঅস্পষ্ট; দুর্বোধ্যsynonym
- anonymousবেনামি, অজ্ঞাতনামাsynonym
- famousবিখ্যাতantonym
- unkemptঅগোছালো, অপরিপাটিnearby
- unkindনির্দয়, রূঢ়nearby
- unleashছেড়ে দেওয়া, অবাধে ছড়িয়ে দেওয়াnearby
- unlikeভিন্ন, অন্যরকম; যার মতো নয়nearby
- unlikelyঅসম্ভাব্য, সম্ভাবনা কমsame level
- unloadমাল নামানো, খালাস করাsame level
- unlockতালা খোলাsame level
- unluckyদুর্ভাগা, অভাগাsame level
- unnecessaryঅপ্রয়োজনীয়same level